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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: "adah musa" <mmusaadah@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:13:01 +0100
Subject: urgent reply

FROM BARRISTER ADAH MUSA
MUSA CHEMBERS, RUE DU BLOUVARD
LOME-TOGO WEST AFRICA

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL mmusaadah@sify.com

Dear Friend,

I am contacting you for the claim of my late client
fund that was deposited with the union togolaise bank.
I must solicit your confidence in this claim,this is
by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential
and top Secret.

Though I know that contact of this magnitude will make
any one apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you
that all will be well since i know everything about my
late client fund. I have decided to contact you due to
the urgency of this matter.Let me start by introducing
myself properly to you.

I am BARRISTER ADAH MUSA the Personal Attorney to
late Engr.J.A.Hawkin an oil Merchant with the Federal
Government of lome-togo,until his death some years ago
in Kenya Air Bus (A310-300)Flight KQ430,Banked with
UNION BANK PLC,lome-togo and had a closing balance as
at the end of September, 2001 worth US$8,000,000.00(
eight Million United States Dollars).The bank now
expects the Next of Kin to come forward as
Beneficiary.

Efforts have been made by the Union togolaise Bank of
lome-togo to get in touch with any of the Deceased
Family or Relatives,but they have met with no
success.As the deceased being a foreigner,that was why
i decided to contact you so that you can put claim on
this.

Now the management under the influence of the bank
Chairman and Members of the Board of directors,that
arrangement has been made for the fund to be declared
Unclaimed In order to avert this negative development,
it is my duty to contact you since your name was
listed as the next of kin to his properties.

All documents and proof to enable you get this fund
will be carefully worked out by me for this claim.I
have secured from the probate an order of Mandamus to
locate any of the deceased beneficiaries,and more so i
am assuring you that this claim is 100% risk free.

Now it is left for you deceide on what you will give
as my percentage for assisting you in this claim. I
hope to hear from you soon

Yours Sincerely,
BARRISTER ADAH MUSAFROM BARRISTER ADAH MUSA
MUSA CHEMBERS, RUE DU BLOUVARD
LOME-TOGO WEST AFRICA

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL mmusaadah@sify.com

Dear Friend,

I am contacting you for the claim of my late client
fund that was deposited with the union togolaise bank.
I must solicit your confidence in this claim,this is
by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential
and top Secret.

Though I know that contact of this magnitude will make
any one apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you
that all will be well since i know everything about my
late client fund. I have decided to contact you due to
the urgency of this matter.Let me start by introducing
myself properly to you.

I am BARRISTER ADAH MUSA the Personal Attorney to
late Engr.J.A.Hawkin an oil Merchant with the Federal
Government of lome-togo,until his death some years ago
in Kenya Air Bus (A310-300)Flight KQ430,Banked with
UNION BANK PLC,lome-togo and had a closing balance as
at the end of September, 2001 worth US$8,000,000.00(
eight Million United States Dollars).The bank now
expects the Next of Kin to come forward as
Beneficiary.

Efforts have been made by the Union togolaise Bank of
lome-togo to get in touch with any of the Deceased
Family or Relatives,but they have met with no
success.As the deceased being a foreigner,that was why
i decided to contact you so that you can put claim on
this.

Now the management under the influence of the bank
Chairman and Members of the Board of directors,that
arrangement has been made for the fund to be declared
Unclaimed In order to avert this negative development,
it is my duty to contact you since your name was
listed as the next of kin to his properties.

All documents and proof to enable you get this fund
will be carefully worked out by me for this claim.I
have secured from the probate an order of Mandamus to
locate any of the deceased beneficiaries,and more so i
am assuring you that this claim is 100% risk free.

Now it is left for you deceide on what you will give
as my percentage for assisting you in this claim. I
hope to hear from you soon

Yours Sincerely,
BARRISTER ADAH MUSA

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