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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: richardson handson <richardsonhandson4@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:20:03 -0700
Subject: COPY TO HASSAN IBRAHIM ON HIS PRIVATE EMAIL hon hassan ibrahim
ibrahimhonhassan79@gmail.com WHATSAPP NUMBER +306941514757


*Greetings to youI trust you are well; I extend my warm and sincere
greetings to you.My name is Hassan Ibrahim, I am a lobbyist, a friend to so
many Head of States/Politicians and sometimes help in an Advisory position.
One of such opportunities just popped up and I wish to share my thoughts
with you.This particular beneficiary owns funds in a Security Bonded
warehouse in Europe on-hold / on transit, which he desires to retain a
distinguished business entrepreneur as a ‘TRUSTEE ‘ to manage and invest
the said amount lucratively .The beneficiary is the lawful owner of the sum
620 Million USD (SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION USD).In consideration of
the above service, the beneficiary is willing to do the following:1. 20%
(one time payment) of the FACE VALUE (124,000,000 USD)2. Further 2% of the
FACE VALUE (12,400,000 USD) will be used to repay all the expenses and
logistics etc incurred by the Trustee during this transaction, for example,
transportation, accommodation, telephone calls etc as soon as the funds are
created to the Trustee’s account. He will remove 22% (136,400,000 USD) to
cover services rendered.3. The Trustee will also receive 30% from the
return on investment (ROI) of the investment proper.the beneficiary (OWNER)
will receive 70%. The owner was the Former Group Managing Director of an
oil corporation .Kindly advise on your understanding of the above, so we
can put up a road map on how to progress matters. I will also appreciate it
if you furnish me with your direct phone/whatsapp number as it will make
it easier for me to communicate.I thank you in advance for your
understanding, take care and enjoy your week further.Very best
regards,Hassan IbrahimCOPY TO HASSAN IBRAHIM ON HIS PRIVATE EMAIL hon
hassan ibrahimibrahimhonhassan79@gmail.com
<ibrahimhonhassan79@gmail.com>WHATSAPP NUMBER +306941514757 *

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