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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: Madline Hassan <saramatuayad02@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Madline Hassan <madline.hassan@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 02:48:32 +0900 (JST)
Subject: RE: Good Day.


From: Madline Hassan
Country: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Location: Asia,

Dear One.

I know this mail will come to you as a suprise since we have not meet or had a previous correspondence please bear with me.i will realy like to have a good relationship with you, and i have a special reason why i decided to write you because of the urgency of my situation here

I got your contact informations through site and decided to contact you, hoping that by Almighty God grace, you will successfully assist me out from my situations after seven days of prayer and fasting over seeking for an overseas guardance. I am Madline Hassan ( 21 years old ). The only daughter of late Chief Jabed Hassan, who was a famous and wealthy groundnut oil export and dealer, the econimic capital of malaysia.

My father who died on the recent malaysian missing airline. My mother died when i was 6 years and since then, my father took me so special. In 2009 my father called me and showed me all his property as his only daughter,he has a deposit of Six million,Three hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$6.300,000). Deposited in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia, that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of kin but since the death of my father his brother that have lived in italy as a drug traficker came back and wanted all to himself,people in the neighbourhood are always afraid of him and nobody wanted to talk to him on how he is handling the matter concerning my father's property,now i made my way to new zealand,i am seeking my refuge here now and i know that he is making more efforts to find me.

Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.Dearest you will need to help me provide a Good Account where This Fund will be Transfered in your country.After which i can join you in your country to complete my university education. Now permit me to ask these few questions

1. Can you honestly help me as your sister?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will
be good for you after the money is in your account?

Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.

Thank you so much and may God bless us.

Yours Sincerely,
Madline Hassan.

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