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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: "yaya musa" <yayamusa04@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:45:48 +0100
Subject: MUTUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION

MUTUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
FROM:Yaya Musa,
ACCOUNTS UNIT,
UNION BANK INT.
LAGOS NIGERIA.


DEAR Salazar ,

I AM MAKING THIS CONTACT WITH YOU IN GOOD FAITH. I GOTYOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS FROM THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT IN OUR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
OFFICE. I AM WORKING WITH THE UNION BANK NIGERIA
PLC,APAPA BRANCH LAGOS.

MY PURPOSE OF WRITING YOU IS TO ASK FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WHERE I CAN SUCCESSFULLY
SECURE THE SUM OF $35MILLION (THIRTY FIVE US DOLLARS ONLY).

THERE IS WAS A FOREIGN BUSINESS MERCHANT BASED HERE IN NIGERIA AND
HIS NAME WAS MR.THOMAS Salazar, HE WAS THE OWNER OF"TOMMAT
FISHERIES NIG. LTD" LOCATED AT NO 125 INDUSTRIAL ZONE ,OSHODI/APAPA
EXPRESSWAY, ISOLO HERE IN LAGOS. THIS MAN IS DECEASED NOW WIT

H NO KNOWN RELATIVES. HE IS BANKING WITH MY BANK AND
I'M HIS ACCOUNTING OFFICER.

HOWEVER,SINCE THE DEATH OF MR THOMAS, I HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO CONTACT ANY OF HIS RELATIONS THROUGH HIS ADDRESS WITH
ME, TO LET HIS PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT HIS MONEY IN OUR BANK. BUTI DID NOT
SUCCEED.

NOW I HAVE DECIDED TO LINK ANYBODY TO STAND AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO MR THOMAS IN OTHER TO CLAIM THE MONEY. NOTE THAT
THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION AT ALL AS I WILL GIVE

EVERY INFORMATION
ABOUT MR THOMAS AND ALL HIS BANKING RELATION WITH
US.THIS TRANSACTION WILL GO THROUGH NORMAL BANKING PROCESS ONLY
THAT YOU HAVE TO STAND FIRM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR THOMAS JUST
TO CLAIM THIS MONEY. I WILL DIRECT YOU ON HOW TO APPLY FOR THE CLAIM
OF THIS MONEY. PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND CAPABLE TO
CARRY OUT THIS DEAL WITH ME,SEND ME YOUR FULL BANK
DETAILS WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED AND
ALSOGIVE ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS OR ANY PHONE
NUMBER I CAN REACH YOU DIRECTLY.

NOTE THAT WE CAN CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITHIN 2 WEEKS YOU
APPLIED FOR THE CLAIM. I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU A SHARE OF 30%
OF THE TOTAL MONEY INVOLVED PROVIDED YOU WILL GIVE ME ALL THE ASSITANCE

NEEDED.

PLEASE REPLY .

I'M WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS,
Yaya Musa.

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