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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: "Hassan Rasheed Ahmed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hassanrasheedahmed3@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:09:52 -0800
Subject: PRIVATE MAIL

Dear Madan,
I know this will come to you as a surprise but never mind; I got your Contact in my search for a reputable and trust worthy person/Company, Who can stand confidently with me in this successful business arrangement.
 
 
Before I proceed, I will like to introduce my humble self to you,I am Hassan Rasheed Ahmed it is my pleasure to  send you this proposal to share this brief with you and also to seek your assistance in the receiving of our consignment funds and gold that was  deposited by my father before he was late, so please note that this consignment funds contains an amount of (US$25,000.000.00) million united state dollars and gold 100 kilograms.
 
So please i want you to stand as my late father foreign partner and received the consignment maybe through diplomatic means or bank to bank transfer, so please try and get back to me so that i can give you more details of my self and the consignment funds. So please try and get back to me for more information will be giving to you and to know the best way to received the funds consignment funds (US$25,000.000.00) million united dollars including gold 100 kilograms of gold is involve all together.This is only what my father late and is only my hope have for life.
 
So more information will be giving to you as soon as i heard from you.
 
Hopping to hear from you soonest.
 
Best Regard.
Hassan Rasheed Ahmed.

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