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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: Hamdan Rahmat <hamdan_rahmat1@sify.com>
Reply-To: hamdanrahmat09@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 18:39:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM,THE DESK OF MR HAMDAN RAHMAT



































FROM,THE DESK OF MR HAMDAN RAHMAT,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,

IN FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
(BOA) BANK OF AFRICA,OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA FASO.
 
DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR FAMILY?
HOPE FINE, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION ANDUNDERSTAND MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU TODAY
THROUGH THIS EMAIL, MY NAME IS MR HAMDAN RAHMAT, BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER IN
BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO, IN MY DEPARTMENT, DURING THE AUDITING
OF THE YEAR 2006, I DISCOVERED ANABOUNDED SUM OF $15M THAT BELONGS TO OUR LATE
(MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH,GERMANY) WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE
FAMILY IN JULLY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS
SITE BELLOW
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

 
I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO SECURE AND MOVE THIS HUGE SUMS
OFMONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE CLIENT TO THE TUNE OF $15M, (FIFTEN MILLION US
DOLLARS) OUT FROM BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO TO YOUR OWN ACCOUNT,
HE EXECUTED CONTRACT THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF WORK AND HOUSING HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU
BURKINA-FASO AND THE MENTIONED MONEY ABOVE IS HIS MONEY LEFT IN OUR BANK BEFORE
HIS DEATH. MEANWHILE, FOR YOUR SMOOTHNESS OF THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL PAY YOU
40% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS MATTER.
 
IF YOU KNOW
THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED AND CAPABLE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION, COME UP
WITH THE INFORMATION'S SHOWED BELOW:- 
 
1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR
CONTACT CELL PHONE NUMBER:
3. YOUR AGE:
4. YOUR SEX:
5. YOUR
OCCUPATIONS:
6. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY: 
 
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ALL
THESE INFORMATION'S IS SUBMITTED TO ME, I WILL IMMEDIATELY DRAFT AN APPLICATION
FORM WITH ALL YOUR INFORMATION'S AND SEND BACK TO YOU, SO THAT YOU WILL PROCEED
WITH THE TRANSACTION BY SENDING THE FORM TO BOA BANK FOR THE TRANSFERRING OF
THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
 
YOURS
FAITHFULLY,
MR HAMDAN RAHMAT
00226 78 51 18 34.
   



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