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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Hassana Baki" <hassana300@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hassana2@uymail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:13:25 -1000
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND

From:
Hassana Baki, Abdulahi.
#30,Emir Road Kano,
Nigeria.
Assalama-alikkom.
You may be surprised to receive this mail from me since you do not know me in personally, I got your contact through network online hence decided to write
I am Hassana Baki Abdulahi, the wife of late general abdulahi Hamza, who was the military attachee to south Africa during the regime of the general Sani Abacha, on the 21st of April 1998, my husband who was very close with general Abacha was given $US15, 000,000,000, but unfortunately, president Sani Abacha died before the general election was to be held that year 1998.the money was given to my late husband to be used for some powerful African leaders to support Abacha in case of any external disruption.
My husband secretly kept this money in a security company immediately the money was given to him .it was only me and that knew about the deposition of the money with the said security company. After the death of Abacha, we thought the family will approach my husband for the fund to be refunded but to the greatest dismay, the family of Abacha was not aware of the money. On 22nd day of June 2000 my husband died on ghastly auto crash along Abuja-Kano road .I and my family has been humiliated by the present government, all my husband money left behind has been taken by the government, our family account has been frozen even our personal house were seized all because my husband served the late general Abacha and he was his confidants. I have contacted you to assist me to clear this fund from the security company where this fund is secretly kept into your account hence no body is aware of the money except only me with all the document.
However the security company has issued me a notice to come over for the clearance of the money, which was concealed in one trunk box, or have it confiscated within the next 30 official working days. Since I have been on security watch by the government for all most 2 years now, I seek your concept to present you as the owner of the box(fund),so that the money will be sent to you, then you and I can share the money.70% for me and 30% for you.
This transaction is legal and very easy, no risk involve at all. What I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. Please contact me with your full name, age, mailing address, phone and fax number on my personal email address for security purposes at
hassana1@uymail.com
Upon the confirmation of this and your readiness to receive this fund, I will immediately ask an attorney to carry out the legal procedures so that you will be contacted by the security company for onward dispatch of the fund to you.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you any breach of the law. Please treat this matter as urgent as possible, I expect your soonest response.
Best regards
Sister Hassana Baki Abdulahi
 

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