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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 Haseeb Ansari <haseebansari1414@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:06:07 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend
I am Mr. Haseeb Ansari, Head of Regulatory Compliance at Barclays Bank
Dubai.I write you this proposal in good faith and I hoped in your honor,
trust and confident that I am about to establish with you for the mutual
benefits between me and you.I need your urgent assistance in transferring
the sum (26,700,000) dollars into your account This money has been dormant
for years in our bank without any claim due to the owner of this fund died
in an air crash and the bank management directors is planning to move the
funds into the bank treasure account as an abandoned funds in the bank and
share it among themselves.
I want you to work with me for our bank to release these funds to you as
the nearest person to our deceased customer while i come over to your
country to share this funds. As soon as you confirm this fund into your
account and ask me to come over. I want to invest my share of the fund in
any lucrative business there in your country if i come over.

As a Manager this bank I can not be directly connected to this fund and I
don't want the money to go into our bank treasure account as an abandoned
fund in the bank. I was the account manager of the deceased customer before
his death and I have with me all the bank required document of the fund
account in our bank. So this is the reason why I have contacted you, for
you to work with me and assist me receive this funds in your bank account
as the real beneficiary of the funds in our bank according to my direction.
Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret between me
and you.

Upon the receipt of your reply, I will give you full details on how the
business will be executed. Also take note that you will have 50% of the
above mentioned sum if you agree to handle this business, 50% for me. my
email (haseebansari1414@gmail.com).
Best Regards,
Haseeb Ansari

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