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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: "Miss. Enudah" <enudahonlyissue@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 17:29:06 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Miss. Enudah beseeched your partnership


Hello Dear Friend.

Asallam allaikum waramotulahi, peace of Allah be with you and your family, I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we haven't known or come across each other before my name is Miss. Enudah Suleman Hassan, 25year old female from Southern Sudan in Africa. the only Daughter of Late Dr. Suleman Hassan who was the former Minister for SPLA Affairs and Special Adviser to President Salva Kiir of South Sudan for Decentralization.

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am receiving from my stepmother family. There planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but there hide away my international passport and other valuable documents. Luckily there did not discover where I kept my father's File which contained important documents. Now I am presently staying in the Refugee Mission Camp in Republic of Burkina Faso seeking for long term relationship and investment assistance. My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$ 8.5 Million in Eco Bank Plc. here in Republic of Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin.


I have contacted the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told me that my late father place an instruction on the deposited fund that I must present a foreign trustee who will help me in investment of the fund. However, the manager advised me to provide a trustee partner who will stand on my behalf for the transfer of the fund. I wanted to inform my stepmother about this deposit but I am afraid that she will not offer me anything after the release of the money because there threaten to kill me.

Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the money into your bank account while I will relocate to your country and settle down with you. As you indicate your interest to help me I will give you the account number and the contact of the bank where my late beloved father deposited the money with my name as the next of kin. It is my intention to compensate you with 20% out of the total money after the transfer for your assistance and the balance shall be my investment in any profitable venture which you will recommend to me as I have no idea about foreign investment. Please all communications should be through this email address for confidential purposes.

Yours sincerely
Enudah Suleman Hassan,


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