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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: Ahmed Ali Hassan <web17@AhmedAliHassan553.onmicrosoft.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 21:08:23 +0000
Subject: GREETING






Greetings,

It is with due respect I write you this email which I pray you give your time and consider as
well. Before I proceed, may I introduce myself to you. My name is Ahmed Ali Hassan, a Syrian
currently living in Thailand. My late father was a top government official in Syria who served
as an aid to the president before he stepped down in the face of the uprising.

Before his death, he deposited US$17.3m (seventeen million, three hundred thousand United
States dollars) with a bank here in Thailand where he wanted us to relocate because of the
crisis in my country. He could not move because of his death, while we (myself and my mother)
were able to make it to Thailand. Living and doing business in Thailand now is not the best
because of the crisis and we are interested in living and investing in your country which is
investment friendly and we need your help.

We want to relocate to your country, kindly guide and assist us in making the right investment
and in buying a residential building where we will live upon our arrival. In view of your
assistance, we are ready to give you 20% of this fund for your assistance, or better still
commit it into viable joint venture project with you. Be assured that you stand no risk of any
kind as the funds belong to me and my mother and I am the beneficiary to the fund. As soon as
I get your consent and reach an agreement with you, we will quickly move this fund to your
country for investment and property acquisition.

I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this and other business ventures
will produce good benefits for us and you. If you can be of help, reply immediately so we can

move ahead.

Yours sincerely,
Ahmed Ali Hassan.

EMAIL ME: hommx@outlook.com




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