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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: "Mr. Henry Abraham" <mail@ox.com>
Reply-To: habraham01@qq.com
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 00:03:30 +0530
Subject: From Herny!


Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing you is a financial portfolio of =A325,000,000.=
00 Million and this I help turned over in the purchase of securities in the=
capital markets. I was the bank adviser assisting him in the management of=
his funds, and being previously given the instructions to liquidate the in=
vestment by Mr Haider Hanoon, after sometime to enable him pursue some othe=
r investment requiring cash payment in Asia. I made effort to contact Mr Ha=
ider Hanoon in the line of duty for some final instructions, only to discov=
er that he had been shot dead at home with his family at Auja, east of Tikr=
it on 13 =96 14 February, 2008.So my proposition to you is this, since the =
original owner died along with his family living no next of kin, I want to =
place you in that position to instruct my bank to release the deposit to yo=
u as the closest surviving relation/or his business associates. Because if =
no one comes for claim after ten years the funds will be re-verse to the Go=
vernment treasury account, according to the laws of this country, and I do =
not want that to happen if you accept and willing to do this with me, you s=
hall receive 40% of the total sum. In order to begin process of the transfe=
r, I want you to email me your full name, address and a private telephone n=
umber. So that i can update my bank records and my attorney can commence on=
the backup documents that will place you as the benefactor to late Mr Haid=
er Hanoon. I will use my position to influence the move of the funds to the=
bank account that will be provided by you, after you have been made the ne=
xt of kin. There is no risk involved in these proceedings, as we are going =
to adopt a legalized method and my attorney shall prepare all the necessary=
documents in your favor, as soon as i receive your full name, address and =
telephone number. I am very confident that we will be able to establish the=
trust that is needed to complete this deal, all I need is your willingness=
and commitment, so that we can conclude the transaction in the next 10 wor=
king days. Please observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this =
transaction, I shall discuss more with you as soon as I hear from you with =
the requested information, as this will be mutually beneficial to both of u=
s. Reply to this Email; habraham01@qq.com Mr. Henry Abraham, An Executive D=
irector of HSBC Bank Ltd, U.K

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