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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: Dr Mrs Zinab Al Hassan <mrs_zah66@z6.com>
Reply-To: dr_zinab@luxmail.com
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:52:44 +0400
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL


Greetings !!!
I do hope this letter will not come to you as a surprise; it was borne
Out
of my sincere desire to share a mutual business relationship with you.
I
work as an administrative secretary to Diplomatic Union Of West Africa
States Ltd'' . I got the Information concerning you from chamber of
commerce
profile. I decided to contact you believing that by the Grace of Allah
you
will accept to be my partner in this business.
I have been working with this Company for years now. Within this period,
I
have watched with meticulous precision how African Heads of States and
Government officials across the world have been using'' Diplomatic Union
Of
West Africa State Ltd'' to move huge sums of money USD, Pounds Sterling,

French Francs- (Cash ) to their foreign partners.
They brought in these consignments of money cash and secretly declare
the
Contents as precious stones, family treasure, African Arts work/Antiquities

etc.General Sanni Abacha of Nigeria (Dead) Mobutu Sese-Seko of Zaire (Dead)

Foday Sankoy of Sierra Leone etc. All these people have hundreds of
consignments deposited with Diplomatic Union Of West Africa State Ltd .
Their foreign partners, friends and relatives, are claiming most of
these
consignment. A lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as
fifteen
years now Nobody may ever come for them because in most cases, the
documents
of deposits are never available to anybody except the depositors most of

them dead.
Sometime last year (2004) Diplomatic Union Of West Africa State Ltd
changed
the procedure of claims of consignments; it will be released to you upon

demand. From our records, more than 80 consignments are unclaimed right
now.
This is why I am, soliciting for your cooperation and assistance. I have

finalized every arrangement if you will be able to come and claim
consignment No.1200 containing USD10.5M or consignment No.1201
containing
USD15M.
My Duty is to change all the documents information to your name to
enable
you act as the depositor. You will Deal directly with the management.
The
procedure is simple; you will apply officially to the director of
operations
of Diplomatic Union of West Africa States for the release of Consignment
No
1200 and 1201. They will demand some documents and secret codes which I
will
give to you before hand to fax to them.
As soon as they confirm it to be correct. They will direct you to the
country where you will collect the consignment. But, if you do not want
to
travel too far you can arrange with them to transfer the consignment to
any
where on agreement.
Nobody will ever know I am involved in the deal except my representative
who
will be with you at the point of collecting the money. I suggest upon
conclusion we share 50-50 each way. At the successful conclusion of this

deal, I will retire from this company and live a better life out this
country with my family. I assure you that the business have been hatched
for
years now, it is very secure and 100% risk free.
For further explanations and directives on the procedures reach me
immediately as you can equally contact me through this my private e-mail..
Thanks,
Dr Mrs Zinab Al Hassan

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