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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: musa_amani@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:56:37 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FORM=2C=20MR=20AMANI=20MUSA=2E?=


MR AMANI MUSA
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA.


Dear,

I got your contact address on my desperate search for a reliableperson/company
for partnership investments overseas. By introduction, I am AMANI MUSA ISSA
Sierra Leonean and son of late DR MUSA ISSA .Before the death of my father
he disclosed to me about the total sum of $12 million US dollars he deposited
under a suspense account with a bank in Abidja Cote D'ivoire Ivoire.

This fund represent the huge Sales of Gold and Diamond he diverted while
inofficeas the director general for Gold and Diamond Mining Co-Opretion
in SierraLeone .For security reason according to my late father, he made
an agreement with the bank that his partner/beneficiary will come forward
to submit his banking details for onward transfer of the fund to
his account.

DR MUSA ISSA , my late father advice me in case if he died that I should
look for a foreigner who will stand as the beneficiary of the fund so that
the fund will be transfer to his/her account for partnership investment.Right
now, I am in AbidjanIvory
Coast, transferring this fund to a trustworthy account.

Meanwhile, I am writing to know if you can stand as the beneficiary of the
fund and to also provide me your banking details so that I will submit it
to the bank for transfer of the fund for partnership nvestment you will
introduce in your country. Note that after the transfer is made to your
account, you will then withdraw some money and send to us in order
for me and my younger sisters to secure the necessary documents to enable
us come over to meet you for the investment.

On confirmation of your interest to assist us,the certificate of deposit
with the lodgement receipt of the fund which was issued to my late father
by the bank on the day he deposited the fund will be forward to you for
your confirmation. 10% of the total
sum will be offered to you for your assistance, while 5% will be set aside
for any expenses that might arise during the transfer.

Indicate your interest as soon as you received this mail, and note that
this transaction need to be confidential.

AMANI MUSA
Abidjan Cote D'ivoire.





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