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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: hassina_fahn2006@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 18:20:31 +0000
Subject: hello

DEAR RESPECTABLE ONE,

MY NAME IS MADAM HASSINA FAHN, A LIBERIAN NATIONAL AND WIFE TO THE LATE
CAPT. JERRY FAHN THE FORMER PAERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE LIBERIAN PRESIDENT
MR CHARLES TAYLOR WHO IS PRESENTLY ON EXILE NOW IN NIGERIA.

DURING THE LAST DAYS OF THE REGIME OF FORMER PRESIDENT TAYLOR, MY HUSBAND
WAS IN CHARGE OF MOST OF THE SECURITY DEPOSITS AND FUNDS WITHIN THE PRESIDENTIAL
VILLA AND AS SUCH HE WAS THE REAL TARGET IN PLANNED ASSASINATION ATTEMPT
ON THE PRESIDENT THEN WHICH LEFT HIM WITH SERIOUS GUN SHOT WOUNDS WHICH
LED TO HIS EVENTUAL DEATH A FEW DAYS LATER. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND,

HE CALLED ME PRIVATELY ON HIS SICK BED AND INFORMED ME OF SOME DEPOSITS
WHICH HE MADE USING THE COVERAGE OF THE PRESIDENCY THEN IN A SECURITY
COMPANY OUTSIDE OUR COUNTRY TO THE TUNE OF $35,000,000.00 ( THIRTY FIVE
MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY).

THIS MONEY WAS DEPOSITED IN A TRUNK BOX UNDER THE COVERAGE THAT THEY ARE
PRIVATE DOCUMENTS AND JEWELRIES BELONGING TO A FOREIGN PARTNER WHICH CAN
ONLY BE CLAIMED BY HIM OR THROUGH THE AUTHORISATION OF HIS NEXT OF KIN
WHICH IS ME HIS WIFE IN THE EVENT OF THE UNKNOWN.

AS IT STANDS TILL THIS VERY MOMENT, THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW
THAT THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINS MONEY AND ALSO WITH THE PROBLEMS THE FORMER
PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR IS CURRENTLY FACING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
ON WAR CRIMES ,

I SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEEK FOR AN HONEST GOD FEARING FELLOW
TO ASSIST ME TO CLAIM THE CONSIGNMENT AND INVEST THE FUNDS OUT SIDE
AFRICA.

I AM READY TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS IF I GET A POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM YOU
AND PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU TO KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS TRANSACTION
AS TOP SECRET AS NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT IT EXCEPT NOW THAT I DECIDED
TO SEEK HELP FROM YOU.

MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU.

YOURS SINCERELY,
MADAM H. FAHN
(hassina-fahn2006@terra.com.mx)

ENCLOSED IS MY INT PASSPORT FOR YOUR RECORDS AND TO SHOW MY SERIOUSNESS



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