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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: Message Confidentiel <consultant.financier.h@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 12:55:57 +0200
Subject: Seeking Partnership

Attention Please!

My name is Hanif ADECHINAN 34 years I was a man of confidence of a
Syrian government official politician high in the government of Bashar
al-Assad, the Syrian president besieged. I am currently in hiding
(exile) for safety reasons due to the crisis in the country, and
members of the family which I belonged were brutally murdered by
foreign militants supported Táchira defense in the country.

I am in urgent need of trust individuals / organizations that can help
me to receive SIXE hundred million U.S. dollars (600 million dollars)
and another box containing gold dust 300kg deposited in a financial
institution, listed as "family property". This is a result of the
ongoing war in the country, Syria, and I decided to move with your
help to your private account the said sum. This decision is difficult
for me to do, but I just do it for the sake of my future.

Currently, this amount was deposited in a safe deposit security in a
financial institution that I will reveal to you as a matter of
commitment to me and this plea for help. I currently have the deposit
certificate and can draw a change of beneficiary mandate to affect you
as a beneficiary of the funds. I would ask you to note that your
service to help me will be compensated to the best of my abilities.

I expect this to be so I want you to keep this project close to your
heart just as myself

pending when we reach the end of this successful project. I want you
as a matter of confidentiality to respond in this e-mail (
hanif_adechinan@terra.com ) and also include your full name, address
and phone / laptop so that I can give you a call if the need arises
that I am currently on political asylum now somewhere in the West
African state. We will discuss the modalities of cooperation as soon
as I receive a positive response from you and I look forward to your
response with great hope of help.

Your truth,

Hanif ADECHINAN.
SKYPE: hanif3615

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