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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: "hassan haji" <hassaji202@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:03:17 +0000
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT FROM HASSAN

Dr. Hassan Ustaz Haji
FINANCIAL TRUST BANK
NO: 17 COLE STREET,
Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso
Tel:00226-78-81-04-32

Dear Friend,

My name is Dr. Hassan Ustaz Haji, a staff of FINANCIAL TRUST BANK. I have
this urgent deal to transact with you if you can do it. There is an
unclaimed deposited fund of $87.6 Million dollars in the name of Mr James
Johnson with no traceable address. This fund has stayed over 10 years in the
bank without a claimant.

Professionally, any unclaimed money for a period exceeding 10 years is
recovered by the bank. I being in the position of the file. I wants any
foreign partner to assume the next of kin of the late James Johnson and
write to the Financial Trust Bank for claims.

I will advice you adequately on how to do it when I hear from you. Bear in
mind that I will stand as a neutral body to the whole transaction. You will
only be dealing with any attorney we choose.
Your compensation has been taken into consideration as the account provider.
To be precise, your share is 30% of the Total amount. Any financial
assistance we receive from you will be paid back to you immediately the fund
gets into your account.

I am willing to give you the details of the money and the way we can execute
the deal successfully but let me see the desire from you first.


Dr.Hassan Ustaz Haji

NOTE: YOUR URGENT AND FAVORABLE RESPONSE IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED

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