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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 Ahmat <peritograsso@tin.it>
Reply-To: hassanahmat70@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:48:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello


Hello dear sir
It is never my tradition to send an email to someone without former
acknowledgement, I am doing this because of the necessity and urgency
of this transaction.
I am Hassan Ahmat,a citizen of Mali Republic.Acording to the political
situation and war against terrorism in my country, I have an
opportunity at my
disposal that require your sincere and swift action to execute.
There is $200 M (200,000,000USD) that is available for an investment project.
I shall fully inform you of the full operation upon your acceptance to
assist to implement the transaction.
Awaiting your sincere and quick response.
Sincerely,
Hassan Ahmat
LOME TOGO
my private mail:hassan_ahmat@terra.com
+228 97200379

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