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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: musank1@tiscali.it
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 05:30:49 -0700
Subject: MY WILL FROM MUSA

Calvary greetings in the name of God,

I am Mr. MUSA KABILA NASSER, I am 45years old; a native of Dubai.

My late father was killed by his business associate in 2001,and during the
period i married we had a son which both of them was also killed in a cold
blood a year later, I am now afriad of showing myself out to them (Business
Associate Including members of my Family) as all are wanting to deny or
kill me too, All because after the death of my father, I inherited all his
business and wealth.

Currently, I am suffering from long time cancer of the brian. From all indications,
my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not
live more than six months, because the cancer stage has gotten to a very
Severe stage.

Infact, my personal physician told me that I may not live for more than
six months and I am so scared about this. So, I now decided to divide part
of this wealth,by contributing to the well beign of less privileged people
and handicapped in the society of Asian,which is in my place, America Europe
and African Countries.

This mission, which will no doubt be tasking had made me to recently relocate
from my family house to new place where I live presently due to the preassure
my family members are giving me as they want to share the fund within themself's
which i don't want.

I selected you for this Purpose and prayed over it, I am willing to donate
the sum of $11,300,000.00 Million US Dollars to you for the development
of the well beign of handicapped in the society and also as aids for the
less privileged around your country,and i have mapped out $1,300,000.00
for your own personal use to help me for this work.

Please note that, this fund is currently lying in a Security Company in
Europe and, therefore my ATTORNEY will file an immediate application for
the transfer of the money in your name or your home.Please,do not reply
me if you have the intention of using this fund for personal use,than enhancement
of the comfort of the Handicapped.Lastly, I want you/your home to be praying
for me as regards my entire life and my health because I have come to find
out since my spiritual rebirth lately that wealth acquisition without God
in one's life is vanity upon vanity.

I await your urgent reply.

Musa Kabila Nasser.


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