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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: "Mr.Hazad Javed" <raphude@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.hazadjaved2@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:24:25 +0000
Subject: Theres urgent contract for you and i if you can handle it well.

My Dear Friend,



How are you and you family i hope they are all good and fine.

Though my dear my names are Dr. Hazad Javed.from west Africa Burkina
Faso, already I know this message might be a surprise massage to you
firstly I am the director in charge of auditing and accounting section
in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso West Africa, my dear with due respects and
regards greetings! For this letter is strictly personal, intimate and
confidential please Forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but
this particular letter is of exceptional and very private nature. I
need your urgent assistance to transfer the sum of five. Five million,
thousand Euros (€5.5) immediately into your account.

A foreigner who was a contractor and the major supplier of
agricultural equipment he was one of our bank customers here in
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso but died painfully through auto crash in the
year 2013 with his entire family. During his life time he deposited
the sum of (€5.5 million Euros) five .five million thousand Euros in
our bank the capital city of Burkina Faso in West Africa.


This is the only reason why i need your assist as a foreigner also to
stand as his next of kin or an executor to claim this funds for
charity purposes moreover If this money remains unclaimed in some
months again in our bank , the bank executives or the government will
take the money as unclaimed fund and maybe use it for selfish and
worthless ventures, I need a very honest person who can claim this
money and use it for Charity works, for orphanages, widows and also
build schools for less privilege that will be useful; I need your
urgent answer to know if you will be able to execute this project, and
I will give you more information on how the fund will be transferred
to your bank account.

It is up to you to decide whether this letter deserves your trust and
confidentiality and if indeed it does whatever your actions and your
decision let me know immediately so that I will give you the details
how we should go about it. I thank you for taking the time to read my
email.

Though we are going to share this money 60%40 I will have 60 while you
receive 40 percent I need you urgent respond as soon as possible
bellow is my Email id ( hazadjaved@yahoo.com ).


Please indicate your willingness by Filling the below information for
more Detail and easy communication, though Contact me for more
details.

(1) your full name........................
(2) your age ...........................
(3) your contact address..................
(4) your private phone No..........
(5) your country of origin..................
(6) your occupation.........................


Fee free to apply immediately
From Dr. Hazad Javed.

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