419 scam: "Hassan Idris"<hassanidris@ciudad.com.ar> PROJECT ASSISTANCE.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hassan Idris" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hassanidris60@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 04:02:22 -0700
Subject: PROJECT ASSISTANCE.

Hello Sir/Madam,

I am in need of your assistance, My name is Mr Hassan Idris working with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources with Ghana Government,I and my colleague in the financial department have about (US$86million),United States dollars that we want to move out of the country.

My partner and I need someone,a foreigner that we can trust to actualize this venture. This money is from Gold and diamond sales with other natural resources producing proceed and is 100% Free Risk and does not related to any evil act such as Money Laundry or Drug Money but come from good source.

However, I really know that you will be surprise about how I got your information, I got your email contact through my internet while searching for a reliable source for the progress of this transaction.I believe that you might be in the position to help us with this deal,Can I trust in this transaction? as the Almighty Allah sent you to me and please keep this deal to yourself only because this fund will be deliver to you in a short time from now for good security of our fund and we intend to invest our own percentage of the fund in any lucrative business in your country such as cruise,hotels/restaurants,real estate and other business that is profitable.

Finally once the transaction has been finally successful the ratio of our sharing will be 70/30 percentage,which means that you are entitled to 30% while I and my partner will share 70%,if you agree to work with us for the success of this business please do reply me immediately,

Best Regard
Hassan Idris.

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