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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 Alsaba Amina Hassan <aminahassan2006ci@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: <miss_amina_hassan@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:54:14 +0000
Subject: Private Message From Miss Alsaba Amina Hassan


Private Message From Miss Alsaba Amina Hassan



GREETINGS TO YOU,



I WRITE TO TELL YOU OF A MATTER THAT REQUIRED AN URGENT ATTENTION
WITH REGARDS TO YOUR REPOSED PERSONALITY AS A RELIABLE, TRUSTWORTHY AND
GOD FEARING PERSON. IN BRIEF INTRODUCTION, I AM THE ONLY DAUGTHER OF
LATE MR MOHAMMAD HASSAN FROM SIERRA-LEONE.I AND MY JUNIOR BROTHER AHMED
ARE PRESENTLY STAYING IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE AS A REFUGEES.



MY PARENTS WAS ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF JOHNNY PAUL KOROMAH'S REGIME
IN SIERRA-LEONE.DURING THE INTERVENTION OF THE ECOMOG SOLDIERS TO
RESTORE THE PRESIDENCY OF ALHJI TEJAN KABBAH FROM JOHNNY KOROMAH, MY
FATHER WAS AMONG THE 23 EXECUTED MINISTERS. BUT BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY
FATHER THERE WAS A DEPOSIT OF USD$12.5 MILLION MADE BY MY LATE FATHER IN
ONE OF THE FINACIAL PRIVATE SECURITY BANK IN COTE D'IVOIRE , BUT OUR
CONDITION AND POSSIBILITIES MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME AND MY
BROTHER AHMED TO APPROACH ANY PERSON FOR RECOMMENDATION.



EVER SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING HELP FROM OUR CAMP BECAUSE WE
ARE STAYING IN REFUGES CAMP. I HOPE YOU WILL BE TOUCHED TO UNDERSTAND
OUR REQUEST. WE WILL LIKE YOU TO HELP US GET THIS MONEY TRANSFER TO YOUR
ACCOUNT AND PROVIDE OR LOOK FOR A LUCRATIVE VENTURE WHERE THIS MONEY
CAN BE INVESTED IN YOUR COUNTRY TOGETHER WITH YOU. WE HAVE AGREED TO
INVEST OUR MONEY VIABLE IN ANY OVERSEAS COUNTRY THROUGH YOUR ASSISTANCE
AND DIRECTIVES.



BEFORE PROCEEDING WE WILL GET TO BE MORE FAMILIAR AND ALSO GO INTO
AN UNDERSTANDING WORKING AGREEMENT BECAUSE MY FAMILY'S FUTURE NON DEPEND
ON THIS VERY MONEY, I HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM OF
USD$12.5 MILLION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO US WHILE THE REST WILL BE USE
TO RUN THE INVESTMENT TOGETHER WITH YOU..



WE SINCERELY WISH TO INTRODUCE AND MAKE YOU OUR BUSINESS PARTNER AND
ADVISORY CONSULTANT OF OUR PROPOSED INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. SO IF
YOU CAN BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME PLEASE DO URGENTLY REPLY ME SO THAT I WILL
LINK YOU FOR FURTHER DETAILS, AND DON'T FORGET TO GIVE ME YOUR PRIVATE
TELEPHONE NUMBERS WHILE REPLYING THIS LETTER.



THANKS AND BEST REGARDS



YOURS SINCERELY,

MISS ALSABA AND AHMED HASSAN

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