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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: "Ms Aisha Hafeez" <me@bahmanbroker.com>
Reply-To: aishaishafeez@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 02:06:53 +0300
Subject: # REF: Cry For Rescue

Dear Sir,

First, I must apologize for disturbing you with my letters. With tears in my eyes, my name is Aisha Hafeez, I am from Syria and now a refugee. I am 18 years of age and am the daughter of Dr. Abu Hafeez. My father was the director of the Oil and Gas refinery in Aleppo - Syria. As you may have read or heard from the international News Media regarding the political crises in my country Syria. Am sorry for my poor English, I just gained admission into the university to read English and International Relation and now the dream is fading away. My father has been the Director of the Oil and Gas refinery in Syria for the past few years but he resigned from office due to the Anti Government and Pro Government and ISIS crises in Syria.

My father died because he resigned following the Syrian people's protest that President Bashar al-Assad must resign to save the country. I was in my School and I got this sad news that my entire family have been Killed, living only me alive because of my absence in the house at that particular hour when the killing took place. Reports said that some group of people assumed to be assassins came to our house and performed the killings with no traces till date. When I heard this sad news, I managed to escape from my school with the help of an elderly woman who smuggled me to the refugee camp nearby Turkish Boarder. The worst happened when ISIS attacked the Turkish refugee camp and many were killed, wounded and are now displaced. Luckily for us few surviving people, a rescued ferry came and took us and brought to African coast where i found myself now in the Republic of Ghana Refugee Camp.

I left my country because I could be the next target since my entire family have been killed by unknown men which everybody suspects must be the handwork of defiant President Bashar al-Assad. I am presently in Ghana seeking asylum in one of their refugee camps. Since my months here in the refugee camp, I have suffered lots, even to feed twice a day or have adequate foods becomes difficult here in the refugee camp, no government attentions and lack of health amenities and unhealthy environments is the life in the refugee camp. I wish i could bear the life but it is unbearable and miserable!

I have this secret to share with you as i seek your assistance to help relocate me to your country. I have held this secret for a long time but now have decided to confide in you to let you know this secret. When my father was alive and when I was 15 years of age, my father of blessed memory made a fund deposit of US$8.5 Million (Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) with a Security and Finance company. This fund deposit was made in my name as the beneficiary but on the condition that i must present a guardian or trustee should any emergency occur before i claim. I want you to help me to become my guardian and trustee and process the release of the fund.

I have concluded that you will assist me to invest the money in a good business and secure my visa to your country. I will stay under you as your child and you will be my Guardian for the rest of my life since I have no other parent to call mine. I will wait to hear from you then I will give you more information about this matter. Thanks for your kind understanding while waiting for your favorable response to this email.

Yours sincerely,
Ms Aisha Hafeez.

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