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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: Hannah Alex <hannah.aalex1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:45:19 +0000
Subject: HEJ

Kæreste,
Mit navn er Hannah Alex, jeg vil gerne forhøre mig om dine tjenester
til at være min
udenlandsk partner/investor og hjælpe mig med at overføre og administrere min
midler ved at investere i profitskabende ventures som køb af virksomhed
aktier eller fast ejendom i dit land. Jeg har en rimelig sum, som jeg
arvet fra min afdøde far, som jeg gerne vil have, at du hjælper mig
med at investere i
dit land.jeg vedlægger mine personlige billeder, bevis for betaling af
fonden, min
internationalt pas, min afdøde fars dødsattest og en fire siders
vil fra min afdøde far. Jeg sender dig alt dette, så du kan få det
tillid til, at du har med en rigtig person at gøre
Bemærk: Nedenfor er de vigtigste grunde til, at jeg kontakter dig.
(1) At angive en ny tom bankkonto, hvor disse penge ville være
overført. hvis du ikke ønsker, at vi skal bruge din personlige konto.
(2) At tjene som vogter af denne fond, da banken insisterede på, at deres
aftale med min far var, at jeg skaffede en udenlandsk partner før
frigivelse af fonden.
(3) At sørge for, at jeg kommer over til dit land for at fremme mit
uddannelse og for at sikre en opholdstilladelse i dit land.
Svar venligst, så snart du har læst denne besked for flere detaljer og bevis.
Med venlig hilsen.
Hannah Alex.

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