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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: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL <rhowills@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alihamzasalem2@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:05:13 +0100
Subject: <><>

ATTN

I AM HAMZA SALEM ALI FROM GHANA WEST AFRICA THAT NEED YOUR QUICK
ASSISTANCE FOR PARTNERSHIP / INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY, I AM A
PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO MR BRICK CHEVEUK WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE SUM OF
$150 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS PACKAGED IN 2 BOXES IN RAW CASH
WITH THE SECURITY VAULT IN BENIN WEST AFRICA FOR SAFE KEEPING ,AND
NOBODY IS AWARE THAT IT'S MONEY THAT MY LATE BOSS KEPT IN THE 2 BOXES,
WHAT WE DECLARED AS THE CONTENT OF THE BOX IS GOLD MATERIAL FOR
SECURITY REASON AND I AM THE ONLY PERSON BEEN WITNESS OF THE
TRANSACTION WITH MY LATE BOSS ,SO IT IS A TOP AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
SECRET.


FURTHER MORE ,MY LATE BOSS DIED THREE MONTH'S AGO IN KYIV UKRAINE AS
A UKRAINE CITIZEN DUE TO THE RUSSIA ATTACK ON UKRAINE HE DIED BY A
BOMB BLAST WITH HIS FAMILY IN THIS RUSSIAN ATTACK IN KIYV UKRAINE,AND
I WAS LIVING IN ANOTHER STATE OF THE COUNTRY AND FROM NEWS WE GOT TO
KNOW THAT IT'S MY BOSS WAS AMONG THE BOMB ATTACK VICTIMS WITH ALL HIS
FAMILY MEMBERS ,FROM THE PROBLEM WE ARE NOW FACING GLOBALLY I HAVE TO
ESCAPE EN - MASSE IN ORDER TO COME BACK TO GHANA INSTEAD OF STAYING AS
A REFUGEE IN POLAND THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRY,AS MY COUNTRY BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT WE HAVE BIG MONEY IN COTONOU TO CLAIM BEFORE HIS SUDDEN
DEATH.I WILL OFFER WHOEVER THAT ASSIST TO CLAIM THIS BOXES OF MONEY AS
THE OWNER AND TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE BOSS FOR EASY
COLLECTION OF THE 2 BOXES WITHOUT ANY DELAY FROM THE SECURITY VAULT IN
COTONOU .

MY SUGGESTION SO FAR I WILL OFFER YOU 40% FROM THE TOTAL FUND $150M,I
WILL BE IN SHARE OF 60% AS THE REAL CONTACT OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO FUND
THAT GIVE YOU THIS GOLDEN DIVINE SUCCESS IN YOUR LIFE

IF YOU AGREE TO TRAVEL AND MEET ME IN COTONOU WEST AFRICA I NEED ALL
THIS DETAILS AM ASKING FROM YOU NOW IT'S FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF THE
BENEFICIARY ID CARD FROM THE VAULT SECURITY OFFICE AS YOU BEEN THE
OWNER OF THE 2 BOXES IN THEIR VAULT CUSTODY.

1, SEND TO ME YOUR SCAN PASSPORT

2, SEND TO ME YOUR FULL ADDRESS DETAILS

3 YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE WASSAP NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION

4 YOUR PRESENT OCCUPATION


ALL THIS INFORMATION ARE NEEDED FOR THE NEXT STEP AS TO BE MY PARTNER
IN THIS TRANSACTION AND MY PROPOSAL TO YOU DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY
UPFRONT PAYMENT ,WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS TO MEET WITH ME FACE TO FACE FOR
FINAL TRANSACTION TALKS BECAUSE THERE IS NO GOOD BUSINESS WITHOUT
FIRST HANDSHAKE


THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING

YOURS TRULY

HAMZA SALEM ALI

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