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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 Hassan Ahmed <mrhassanahmed27@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2022 08:16:34 -0800
Subject: Good news compensation for all the past efforts

Good news compensation for all the past efforts

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Vietnam.
Presently I’m in Vietnam. for investment projects with my own share
of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and
attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it
failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary, her name is Miss. Goodman Joy . and her
Email Address secretary email: (missjoygoodman6@gmail.com) ask her to
send you the total $3.5 million ($3.5 million) USD), which i kept for

your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me
in this matter. appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so
feel free and get in touched with my secretary Miss.Joy Goodman .and
instruct her where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the suffer at that time. In the moment, i am very
busy over here because of the investment projects which me and the new
partner are having at hand, in Vietnam. finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that
money, so feel free to get in touch with her .Miss Goodman Joy. and
she
will send the amount to you without any delay.

please contact her with your information immediately to get your ATM
MASTER CARD is worth A total of (3.5 million US dollars), for security
reasons, this money has been credited to the ATM card is this okay? So
she will send it to you
through DHL.

Therefore you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your
correct mailing address where you want her to send the ATM card to
you. Thanks and God bless you and your family.

with best regards

Mr.Hassan Ahmed,

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