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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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Fraud email example:

From: MOHAMED HASSAN <mhassan407@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 04:43:33 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT FUND


Urgent Attn:

I decided to communicate to you with my personal email id,for the sake of confidentiality of this transaction.Some time ago,there had been a deposit worth Sixty Million United States Dollars Only (US$60,000,000.00) in cash for safe-keeping with Vulga Security Company Limited, by Mohamed Amiran from Libya. I do work at Vulga Security as a clerk,that is why I have access to this information.And the fund deposit was made without any next of kin while this offers us the opportunity of having the fund transferred to you as the sole Beneficiary.

Though, the fund was originally deposited by Mr.Mohamed Amiran and We have tried to locate or contact Mr.Mohamed Amiran but to no avail.Mohamed told us that he is a revolutionary fighter when this deposit was made. Now I have solid information that he had been killed in the battlefield during the Libya war.I know that if he do not show up or withdraw the fund within a short time, the management of Security Company will surely confiscate the fund and share it among them self that is the reason I am contacting you so that we will have the fund transferred to your account rather than have the Security Company management confiscate the funds.

This transaction is 100% real and there is no risk involved.It is my desire to release the funds to you for investment project in your country.I thought we have to share the fund as follows, 60% for me while 40% will go to you, and if you accept I will send you some evidence for you to contact the security company or you come down here in Ghana for us to finalize the due process.I will be expecting your urgent and sincere response through my mail,please this the security company that the funds is in their vault.
website link, http://www.vulgasecurity.com/
Kindly Regards
Mr.Mohammed Hassan.









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