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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: Aziz Haniya <aziz1haniya48@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <madamhaniyazia1960@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:22:46 +0000
Subject: Mrs.Haniya Aziz Abdul




Urgent Assistance

I know this mail may come to you as strange
but i had to contact you now for your possible Urgent Assistance please
regard my request with consideration.

My Name is Mrs.Haniya Aziz
Abdul, I am an Libya Nationality and i live in Ghana Accra i have been
in this country for more than Five years, because of Political Crisis in
Libya because of our president Muammar Muhammad Al-Gaddafi who has been
ruling our country for the past 42 years.

I lost My Husband
during the Political Crisis On December,2010,My Husband was a Gold &
Diamond Source until his untimely Death.

He was assassinated by the
rebels during the Political Crisis uprising, before his death he had a
consignment containing US$10.5 Million ( Ten Million Five Hundred
Thousand US Dollars).

Which was concealed in a metallic trunk Box
Deposited with a Security and Finance Company in Ghana under a secret
arrangement as a family treasure,the Security Company does not know that
the content of this Box is money.

Being that this part of the
world experiences Political Crisis in Libya instability time
without number,there is no guarantee of lives and property i cannot
invest this money in Libya.

Any longer i want you to do me a
favor to receive this funds in your country as the beneficiary to enable
the Security Company carry out the shipment.

I have plans to
invest this money in continuation with the investment vision of my late
Husband, but not in Libya again rather in any country i have the vision
of going into real estate and industrial production.

I want you
to help me contact the Security Company as My late Husband foreign
Business Partner, after receiving the prove from me to enable the
Security Company release the consignment to you diplomatically, while i
join you on the arrival of the Box.

All you need to do is to help
me contact the security company and introduce yourself as my late
husband's foreign business partner requesting the Shipment of the Box.

And
as soon as Diplomatic Shipping agent approved the shipment and tell you
the arrival date of the Box then i will join you to give you 25% of the
money instantly for the help and 5% for any expense you might incurred
during the transfer before i go on with the proposed investment in your
Domain.

Please if you are interested to help me receive this Box
in your country as my late husband's foreign business partner, kindly
respond in swift to enable me contact the Security Company and submit
your name for the preparation of the shipment.

Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated corporation.

waiting for your urgent reply.

Mrs.Haniya Aziz Abdul

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