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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: Hanan Mazem <hananmazem0h@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:26:00 +0000
Subject: READ AND REPLY VERY URGENT.....

READ AND REPLY VERY URGENT.....Assalamualaikum,please before I proceed I want you to consider this message very confidential, I am Mr. Hanan Al Mazem, the newly appointed branch Manager at National bank of Abu-Dhabi United Arab Emirates , at the ADNOC CASH-OFFICE Branch, friend please I need some one who can assist me receive sum fund into your bank account in your country, I wish to know if we can work together with one spirit. I would like you to stand as foreign beneficiary to my deceased client Mr. Morris Thompson, who made some deposits of $9.700, 000 (Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with my bank. This opportunity was discovered on 19th August 2014 , I was crosschecking with all our save files here in my branch and discovered this opportunity. please i need to know if you can work with me and help me stand as foreign business partner to this Mr. Morris Thompson, who died without leaving any registered next of kin to this fund, and as such funds now have an open foreign beneficiary mandate my bank will directly release this fund into your bank account without any much protocols on the way. i am an inside in this bank coupled with my position i will make sure everything move smoothly as to able my bank release this fund into your bank account as soon as possible.If you are interested to work with me in this business transaction, please get back to me urgent so that i will give you all the comprehensive details on what we are to do for the funds to be release into your account without any problem on the way, before my meeting with you for the disbursement of the fund in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you, I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible as to enable me expedite my action immediately and direct you on what to do next. looking forward to hear from you soon. Regards Hanan Al Mazem

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