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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: Musa Hari <missevelyn01@sify.com>
Reply-To: missevelyn02@sify.com
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:48:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dearest





























Dearest,
 
I am writing this
mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. I will really
like to have a good relationship with you, and I have a special
reason why I decided to contact you.






I decided to contact
you because of the urgency of my situation here ,I am Miss
Evelyn Musa Johnson 25years old girl from Liberia, the only
daughter of Late prince Musa Johnson the deputy minister of
national security under the leadership of president Charles
Taylor who is now in exile after many innocent soul were killed
,My father was killed by government of Charles Taylor ,he
accuse my father of coup attempt. I am constrained to contact
you because of the maltreatment I am receiving from my step
mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury
and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved
Father. Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the Europe
but she hides away my international passport and other valuable
travelling documents.
 
Luckily she did not
discover where I kept my father's File which contains important
documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where I am
presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High
Commission for the Refugee here in Ouagadougou
, Republic
of Burkina Faso
. I wish to contact you personally for a long term business
relationship and investment assistance in your Country. My
father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$5, 7, Million
Dollars in Bank with my name as the next of kin. However,
I shall forward you
with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance
to assist me for the transfer and investment of the fund. As
you will help me in an investment, and I will like to complete
my studies, as I was in my 1st year in the university, when the
crisis started. It is my intention to compensate you with 10%
of the total money for your services and the balance shall be
my investment capital.
 
This is the reason
why I decided to contact you. Please all communications should
be through this email address only for confidential purposes.
As soon as I receive your positive response showing your
interest I will put things into action immediately In the light
of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your
ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely. I
am staying at the female hostel. Awaiting your urgent and
positive response. Please do keep this to yourself and every
communications hall be made through this email address alone
for confidential purpose and you should not disclose it till i
come over , once the fund has been transferred.


Thanks, I will send you my pictures as soon as I Read from you
again please tell me more about yourself.

Yours Love Sincerely,
MISS Evelyn Musa
Johnson.
 















 


















 



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