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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: Miss Amina Hassan <ms_roth_koffi28@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Miss Amina Hassan <am_ha2011ssan@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:27:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Happy New Year .



FROM Miss Amina Hassan
E-Mail:am_ha2011ssan@yahoo.com
E-Mail:am_ha2012ssan@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

With due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe you would be of great assistance to me. my late former Director of finance,Mr Usman Hassan from Libya I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal.

My late father Mr Usman Hassan diverted this fund acquired from the overinfluencing of price of sales/purchasing of rawmaterials, now he has deposited the money with BANK here Abidjan COTE D'IVOIRE BY FIXED DEPOSIT FORM,and he attached a strict clause to the fund in bracket(PAY AS RECEIVED),where I am residing under political assylum here Abidjan COTE D'IVOIRE.

I am Miss Amina Hassan am just 20 years old am daughter of late Mr Usman Hassan from Libya.

I feel pleased contacting you personally with the hope to establish good business relationship that is strongly rooted in truth and the fear of Allah.

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer my cash of ($27,000.000.00) Twentyseven Million Dollars now in the custody of a private bank here in Abidjan, although my father made them to understand that the money belongs to his foreign partner.

My father Mr Usman Hassan had already made arrangement for me to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire with the certificate of deposit he made with a bank here in Abidjan through the aid of UN evacuation team.

During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting of Public and Government properties by the Libya rebel forces.

The untimely deaths caused my mother's heart failure and other related complications of which she later died in the hospital after i have spent a lot of money on her ending of last year 2011. Now am alone in this strange country suffering without any care or help.Without any relation am now in refugees and orphans.

Please I will like you to send to me the following information so that I will submitte it to the Bank here for the transfer.

1. Your Full Name.
2. Your Location
3. Your Age
4. Your Marital Status
5. Your Occupation
6. Your Address both Home & Office.
7. Your Telephone and fax no: for easy communication.
8. The name of your Bank.
9. Address of your bank.
10. Telephone & Fax of your bank.
11. Your bank Account Number.
12. Your Account Beneficiary's Name.
13. Sort Code, Swift Code etc.

Your International passport copy.This is to enable them prepare the evacuation document in your favor as my WILL beneficiary.

They want you to confirm your date of visiting Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire, so that we will visit their Bank office together.

As soon as I receive this Bank detail information, the Bank will be instructed to effect the change of Account to your name as my WILL beneficiary.

Please permit me to ask these few questions:

1) Can you help me come over there in your country to live so that i can further my studies?.

2) Can you honestly help me as your daughters?

3) What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you?

If you care's to know me as-well,the feel free to write me back.

Thanks May Allah bless you as you assist me.

Best Wishes,

Miss Amina Hassan.
E-Mail: am_ha2012ssan@yahoo.com or am_ha2011ssan@yahoo.com
N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chipinvestment opportunities which is risky free which we can invest with this money when it is transferred to your bank account and you will be my guiardian, personally am interested in real Estate Management and Hotel Business, please advise me.

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