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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:
 -  The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
 -  "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
 
-  This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
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From: amina hassan <msaminagolden@gmail.com>Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:19:38 +0100
 Subject: Please help me
 
 Dear beloved
 
 It is with sorrowfull heart that I write you this mail and I want you to
 excuse me for the sudden intrusion in to your private lives  in an
 unsolicited marner like this. Kindly bear with me because I know that this
 will be a suprise for you as we have no previous correspondence.
 Please it is the situation of my life in my wountry here that has compelled
 me to contct you in this marner. Please sir kindly bear with me. It is my
 ultimate desire after going through your profile to take you as my
 confidant concerning my present situation and my desire to relocate for
 investment in your country with your assistance. I believe you are a
 reputable and responsible trust worthy person I can do business with and by
 matter of trust I must not hesitate to confide in you to save my life from
 imminent dangers here. I am miss Yasmin Amina Hassan, the only child of
 late Dr and Mrs Mohamed Hassan.
 My father was an  affluent politician when he was alive before the death of
 my father on 24th october 2010 in a private hospital here in abidjan.
 
 I tragically lost my parent three years ago during the political war in my
 country when the rebels attacked the country.my father was an affluent
 politicians and season professor during his life time.  He was assasinated
 with my mother on the 24th of october by armed rebels that attacked the
 headquarter of his political party (FPI)
 
 And it was on his death bed where he was being treated for the fatal wound
 he  sustained during the shooting that he secretly called me to his bedside
 and told me that he has a sum of (US$4.5million) in a safe box that he
 deposited in one of the safe security companies in MALAYSIA  and that he
 used my name as his only child and next of kin. He revealed to me that
 during the time of depositing  the safe deposit box  that he did not
 disclose the real content of the box to the security company  for safety
 and security reasons. He explained that he declared it as containing
 family valuables and important  business documents for security reasons.
 He also explained to me that he believed that that he was assasinated
 because of this wealth, closeness and financial support to some ministers
 in the government.
 
 He warned and advised me to be very careful and should not trust any local
 people in our country but rather seek for a foreign partner in a country of
 my choice  where I will transfer this money and use it for investment
 purpose (such as real estate management)
 After the death and burial of my parent, my late fathers uncle now showed
 me his true character. He is a wicked man and he quickly taken over all the
 properties left behind by my father and refused to continue to pay my
 school fees and that was how I stopped my education.
 And later when he learnt that I have the document to the deposit made by my
 father with the security company he started looking for ways to get rid of
 me and I have to ran out of the house for my safety.
 
 I am staying right now with one of my late mother's friend very far from my
 fathers uncle for fear of getting killed and since my arrival in the house
 of this woman I dare not breathe a word of my secret to her out of fear.
 All these dangers is the reason why I have decided to source for a neutral
 person to assist me in contacting the company as my guardian and business
 partner.
 
 I am honorably seeking your understanding and assistance in the following
 ways hoping you will be so kind to assist a lonely and vulnerable woman.
 
 1) To assist me and contact the company to shipped the safe box containing
 the money to your country for investment.
 
 2) To serve as the guardian of this funds and take me into your family.
 
 3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
 education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.
 Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation
 for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this fund to your
 country.
 
 I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF YOU CAN SAVE MY LIFE AND HELP ME RECUPERATE THIS
 SAFE BOX FROM THE COMPANY IN MALAYSIA TO YOUR COUNTRY SAFELY.
 
 I will send you the contact of the company as soon as I hear back from you.
 
 Thanks very much for your understanding
 Awaiting your response
 Yours sincerely.
 Ms yasmin fatu hassan
 
 
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