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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: "Mr Aahil Hassan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <h.aahil@blumail.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:37:12 -0800
Subject: Re: Good News.

I came across your E-mail address on the internet and my instinct asked to send you this message because i am in need of help.

My major reason of contacting you is to propose a deal that requires immediate and swift execution, I will provide you with all the necessary detail about me once trust is established between us.
Please read carefully and get back to me urgently, you also have the right to decline if you are not interested.

My name is Mr Aahil Hassan, I am a Syrian industrialist and a member of the Syrian business clan council In Damascus. My family is under the threat of President Bashar Al-Assad for our resolute support for a true democratic government in Syria. Due to the current President Bashar Al-Assad protest in our country as you can find out in this site below:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/.

Many families are running for their dear lives as soldiers are killing civilians, women and children. I want to bring to your notice that I have in my possession the sum of (seven million and four hundred thousand USD) $7.400,000 USD in my possession. This is the money I have saved for my entire life as an industrialist and I have it stored in my house because putting money in a bank could be a very big risk in a country like ours.

I have secured this money in a box and have consulted an envoy here in damascus who will help me in moving this box out of syria for safe keeping and possible investment. This is why am in keen need of a reliable and trustworthy person who will receive this box for me, secure and protect it till my arrival to your country which should be soon.

I have to take this chance because, I have no other alternative but to trust somebody. Am an orphan with no brother or sister so I cannot risk my life here to avoid an end to my family lineage. All I have is my wife, my daughter and son. They deserve a decent life since I want them to grow up in a peaceful environment.

I will relocate to your country with my family and invest the money in accordance with the law, your advice and assistance. We can work together and achieve a better future for our families. Please you will have to take note that the envoy is not aware that my box contains money and this is for security reasons.

All I ask is your permission to register the consignment in your name as your personal belonging and you are expected to retrieve it once the box is out of Syria. There will be no risk in this deal, I have made the necessary arrangement for a safe delivery of the consignment to your preferred location. I will assume you are capable of handling a deal of this magnitude and also i trust you to maintain absolute secrecy and confidentiality to protect this great achievement.

In less than 7 days the box should be in your possession if you are fast on your part. please be advised that I have taken precautionary measures to secure the money. The box is coded with high security gadget. You will be entitled to 30% of the total sum of $7.4 million USD while 70% will be mine..... I believe this is a fair deal.

If you are interested in this transaction and know you can handle it for me, Kindly supply me with the Following:

your full and legal names
your delivery address
your country of origin
your direct mobile telephone number
your age, gender and occupation

I anticipate your positive response and on receipt of this information's from, I will provide you with further details.

Thanks and God bless,

Mr Aahil Hassan

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