419 scam: "AMINAT HASSAN"<aminat@yahoo.com> Hoping to hear from you

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "AMINAT HASSAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aminat_hassan@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 07:58:29 -0700
Subject: Hoping to hear from you

My name is Madam Aminat Hassan.I am 42 year old, a former personal adviser to late Libyan President Colonel Muarar Ghadaffi. I crave your indulgence to write this message to you and i deeply apologies if it does not catch your fancy.Iam contacting you in connection with a huge financial transaction made by my late boss while still in the office as Libyan president.Theamount $15 million was deposited to a security company firm in South African.Kindly read carefully the below link to get the details

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22745618

My reason of contacting you is because I am looking for a Trustworthy person that I can present to the Security Company as the owner/ beneficiary of US$15M that was deposited by my late boss for safety.This was made during one of our trips last 2years to South African.

Reply if you can and more details will be giving to you on how the claim of this fund willbedone in your name.Kindly reply via below email:

Regards

Aminat Hassan

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