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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mrs hawahassan <ronia_aruna@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: Mrs hawahassan <mrshawahassan1997@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 22:31:44 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Awaiting your early reply, En espera de su respuesta temprana,


Awaiting your early reply,  En espera de su respuesta temprana,
 
I am Mrs. Hawa Hassan, the wife of the late Mr. Muhammad Hassan, I am contacting you to let you know my desire to establish a charity foundation in your country with this sum $ 4.7 million Dollars (four million seven hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) that I inherited from my late husband, Mr. Muhammad Hassan.

It is my desire to see that this fund is invested to any organization of your choice in your country and distributed each year among the charity organizations, motherless babies home, schools, support the men and women of indigent or whatever you may have in mind that will benefit the less privileged once, I took this decision because I grew up in a motherless babies home without a mother and I am a widow today 'm hospitalized here in (Abidjan ) where I am undergoing treatment for my breast cancer surgery and I'm sure I 'm going to die, this is the reason, I'm confident this money in your care.

As soon as I receive your reply confirming your acceptance to this charity work in good faith, I will give you all the information about this money, and 10% of the total sum will be yours compensation as soon as the money comes to you, If you are willing to do this charity work immediately reply me through my private email address(mrshawahassan1997@gmail.com)
 
Thank you.
Yours sister.
Mrs. Hawa Hassan.


En espera de su respuesta temprana,
 
Yo soy la señora Hawa Hassan, la esposa del difunto Sr.Muhammad Hassan, estoy en contacto con usted para hacerle saber mi deseo de establecer una fundación de caridad en su país con esta suma $ 4,7 millones de dólares (cuatro millones setecientos mil dólares estadounidenses) que yo heredado de mi difunto esposo, el Sr. Muhammad Hassan.

Es mi deseo de ver que este fondo se invierte a cualquier organización de su elección en su país y se distribuye cada año entre las organizaciones de caridad, bebés sin madre para el hogar, las escuelas, el apoyo, los hombres y las mujeres de indigentes o lo que sea que usted pueda tener en cuenta que beneficiará a los menos privilegiados una vez, yo, tomé esta decisión porque yo creció en los bebés sin madre a casa, sin una madre y, yo soy viuda hoy estoy hospitalizado aquí en (Abidján) donde estoy en tratamiento para mi cirugía de cáncer de mama y, estoy seguro de que voy a morir, esta es la razón, que estoy confío, este dinero en su cuidado.

Tan pronto como recibamos su respuesta confirmando su aceptación para realizar este trabajo de caridad de buena fe, yo te daré toda la información  acerca de este dinero, y el 10% del total de suma será tuyo de compensación  tan pronto como el dinero  llega a ti, Si usted está dispuesto a hacer este trabajo de caridad  me responda inmediatamente a través de mi dirección de correo electrónico privado (mrshawahassan1997@gmail.com)
 
Gracias.
Tuyo hermana.
Sra. Hawa Hassan.

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