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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: "Sgt Kamel Hassan Tatanaki" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:00:30 -0800
Subject: can you handle this in trust?

Dear Friend,

This concern a certain new development of great opportunity, I am one of the

Muammar Gaddafi`s loyalist who crossed over to Niger Republique, we have in our

possessions Gold and Cash in Euros and Dollars drawn from Central Bank of Libya,

Sirte Branch , and were currently in some parts of West African States through

Niger Republic, we later trans loads to through their Northern border with Niger

Republique but was told by the government to leave their country, so we trans

loaded the treasures to Benin Republique and went back to our provided quarters

in Niger Republique.

The News; http://www.islam.ru/en/content/news/libyan-convoy-gold-cash-crossed-

niger-ntc The Niger Government were preventing us from making further move to any

other countries as we may face the World court any time but our main objectives

is to secure our treasures first for the sustainment of our families,we have

thousands of kilos of 24 karat,pure Gold in bars and Dust and Suit case of funds

in Euros and Dollars. The cash are in crates of Millions.

We have succeeded in trans loading the treasures to Benin ,we need your

cooperation in this matter for safe keeping these treasures, our appointed lawyer

in Benin will register some quantities of these treasure in your name on neutral

grounds without linking to us. You will take 40% for safe keeping them 10% will

be set aside for any expense that may occur and will later release 50% of the

quantities trusted in your hands to our families in the future, we can not bank

them by ourselves in any country on our names for security reasons as to avoid

seizure and confiscation by those to want to try us in their Law Court.

We don`t need any how person, I have gone through your profile and noticed that

you are the type of person needed to carry out transactions of this magnitude as

we are tightly avoiding spies. We are having the help of a trusted lawyer in

Benin and he will help you make legal documents to safe keep the treasures on

your names without breaching the law whatsoever, There is no risk attached or

involve to this transaction, we are in a safe location watching what could be of

our fate as the day advances.

I will need to hear from you as soon as possible in order to link you up with our

lawyer in Benin Republique so that he can start processing the treasures safe

keeping with you.

Email me your response to this email khtatanaki@gmx.com


Sgt Kamel Hassan Tatanaki

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