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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Asif Hussain <asifhussain508@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:02:05 +0000
Subject: Assalamualaikum

Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb. Peace be unto you. I am Hussein Haider Ali, a
citizen of Iraq and a Muslim. We have not met each other as I got your
contact through the Internet business directory. In the name of ALLAH,
I need your assistance to help me and my family. I want to evacuate my
money in sum of 6.5million pounds for investment purpose into your
country as such I would like to make contact with people like you
residing in that country for assistance.Note, the funds are already
with in the Barclay's bank in United Kingdom for safe keeping.If you
are willing to assist me. You will help me collect the funds from the
Barclay's Bank as I cannot travel out from Iraq at the moment because
of some conditions which I will explain to you if we work together.
Since the death of Saddam Hussein ,our country is still unstable and
everything is practically difficult now and opportunities are closing
up, the new government is frustrate me and my family. We see ourselves
here as walking corpse. Please, if you accept this offer of assistance
you are required to give me your Name, age, occupation, address also
enclosing your telephone fax numbers. What I now need from you are as
follows: 1. You will act, on behalf of my family, to contact the
Barclay's Bank to secure the funds in cash on my behalf and open a
Bank account in your country for me with the credentials i will give
you. 2. You will be entitled to 40% of the total sum involved for your
assistance. 3. As soon as you confirm to me by e-mail i will give you
all the documents that will be needed. 4. Please note that this
project is 100% risk free but you must keep it very secret and
confidential with strong assurance that you will not let me down at
all. I expect your prompt reply. Now all i needs is your information's
to send my lawyer contacts in united kingdom for you to contact him
immediately Thanks Regards Mr Haider Ali

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