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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: idris hassan <idrish0233@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <idrishan2007@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 09:37:45 +0000
Subject: I AM URGENTLY WAITING FOR YOUR CALL OR EMAIL



From: Mr. idris hassan Bank Manager(BM),Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso Dearest, Hope you and your family members are in good health. With due confidentail manner, do note that i have decided to contact you to assist me carry out a successful funds transfer transaction worth Twenty Million,Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$22.3) into your confidence bank account as the only NEXT OF KIN to our bank foreign deceased customer(an International Billionaire French Businessman) who was killed with his entire family members by PLANE CRASH that took place in Central England,UK three years back. Since his death ocure, no body has shown up or apply to our bank to claim the fund because the account could not be traced unless an insider like me expose it as i know cleraly that the deceased does not record any person to stand as next of kin incase he dies except his wife who died the same time with him. For the success of this transaction, you should apply and act as the only existing NEXT OF KIN to the deceased which all the deceased recorded documents, receipts with our bank will be changed in your name including an official approval as the beneficiary. This transaction is risk-free, it will never harm your good reputation or position in your society as the documents in your name will prove geniuety of the fund source and once the transfer is done, the chapter of this transaction will be closed entirely without any problem. Note that in a business of this nature with our bank, the transaction will be processed base on the information you supply and there will be no question in difference over the deceased country of origin, religion or believe because our bank inheritance law is against that. So, it is a preference for us to achieve this success without any hitch.Please note down that once the fund get transferred into your account, you will take 40% (US$8,920,000) of the total sum as 60%(US$13,380,000) will be my share. Condition : Before we start this transaction now, assure me solemnly that you would help to process my visa to your country for the sharing of the fund once you confirm the transfer of the fund into your account. I need your urgent response and include your private telephone/mobile numbers for easy communication.Please reply if you can be trusted in this deal.Thanks, Mr. idris hassan.Phone@ +22676034715
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