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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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Fraud email example:

From: Peter Hans <peterhans.3436@gmail.com>
Date: 18 Apr 2019 18:11:06 -0700
Subject: Good News

Dearest ,

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we
have not yet met.

I am contacting you to assist me, I have to say that I have no
intentions of causing you any pains as you read this.

I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe
everyone will die someday. My name is Peter Hans , a merchant in

USA, presently taking medical treatment . Right now, I have been
diagnosed with a deadly heart disease that was discovered

very late due to my uncaring attitude for my health. It has
defiled all form of medicine and right now, I have only about a

few months to live according to medical experts. To be frank with
you, I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I

never really cared for anyone not even myself but my business and
money.

Though I am very rich, I was not that generous, I was always
hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was

the only thing I cared for. But now I've come to regret all this
as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting

to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God
gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live

my life a different way from how I have lived it.

Now that I know my time is almost up, I have willed and given
most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended

family members and as well as a few close friends. I have decided
to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to

be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have
distributed money to some charity organizations in USA, United

Arab Emirates and Ireland. Now that my health has deteriorated so
badly, I cannot do this my self any more.

I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and
donate the money which I have there to some charity

organizations in Syria, they refused and kept the money to
themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not

to be content with what I have left for them.

The last of my money is the huge cash deposit (2,169,300.00) that
I have with a Finance House in USA. I will want you to

help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity
organizations and let them know that it is I, Peter Hans that
made

this generous donation. I am writing this from my laptop computer
in my hospital bed where I wait for possible treatments &

my time to come.

As soon as I received your sincere response, I will hence give
you all the necessary details of how this can be done. I

pray that you are the kind of person i am looking for, so that I
can be able to achieve this goal. If you accept to help me

carry out my last wishes, I promise you a reward of 30% of the
(2,169,300.00) on trust bases.

Thank you for understanding,

Best Regards,
Peter Hans.
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