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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 <madamhaniyaazizadbul32@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <madamhaniyazia1960@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:38:32 +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.

Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated corporation.

waiting for your urgent reply.

Mrs.Haniya Aziz Abdul.

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