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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: musanasser <musa2@tiscali.it> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 03:53:41 -0300
Subject: URGENT PARTNERSHIP



HELLO

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I BELIEVE YOU ARE A REPUTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY MATTER OF TRUST I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.

I AM MUSA NASSER THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE DR MOHAMMED NASSER KABILA . MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY GOLD MERCHANT BASED IN MAURITIUS. BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS A BUSINESS DEAL.

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN MAURITIUS,HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF

US$13,000,000 (THIRTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN.

BEFORE HIS DEATH, HIS LAST WORDS WAS THAT I SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTRY. WHERE HIS ENEMIES WILL NOT KNOW MY WHERE ABOUTS. THAT I MUST FIND ANY POSSIBLE MEANS OF MOVING OUT AND NATURALIZE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY WHERE I CAN PUT UP SOLID INVESTMENT WITH THE MONEY SO THAT I WILL NOT LACK ANYTHING AS HIS ONLY SON.

THREE MONTHS AGO I WAS ATTACKED BY MY LATE FATHER'S BUSINESS ASSOCIATES AND I AM STILL RECOPURATING IN HOSPITAL.MY LIFE IS IN DANGER.

ACCORDING TO MY FATHER, IT WAS BECAUSE OF HIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE ,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

I AM SOLICITING YOU ASSISTANCE.

(1) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.

(2) ASSIST ME IN PUTTING THIS SUM OF MONEY IN SAFE KEEPING BY ACCEPTING TO RECEIVE IT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY WITH A LETTER OF AUTHORITY FROM ME.

3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU $3,000,000(Three million dollars) OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT /INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN A FEW DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.

THE DETAILS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY, CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND DEPOSIT PIN NUMBER WOULD BE RELEASED TO YOU WHEN WE MUST HAVE ESTABLISHED CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP AND HAVE THE FULL IDENTITY OF EACH OTHER JUST FOR ME TO BE WELL SECURED.

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

MUSA NASSER

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