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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: "mhm mhm" <mhm_200@msn.com>
Reply-To: mhm200502005@excite.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:34:37 +0000
Subject: Mrs. Mairo Hamza Al'Mustapha

Mrs. Mairo Hamza Al'Mustapha
#12, Alhaji Sheu Danbaba Avenue
Off Airport Road
Lagos State,
Nigeria.

Dear Friend,
This contact was necessitated after going through your profile few days ago
on the internet, my Son and I then decided to communicate you. I know this
letter might sound strange to you, prior to the high level of fraud letters
in the world today especially from Nigeria. But I must guarantee the
genuineness of my letter as you must have heard about it in some
international dailies, BBC, CNN and some local dailies here in Nigeria

I am Mrs. Mairo Mustapha the wife of Gen.Hamza A'lMustapha, the former chief
security officer to the last military Head of State. As you might have
known, my husband was falsely accused and detained by the present civilian
Government, President Olusegun Obasanjo for attempted coup and is now
charged for treason. Recently, the Federal Government placed a restriction
order on every member of my family and sized all my husbands assets and
freeze all our Bank accounts both domiciliary and foreign.

However, in spite of the harsh treatment from the Government, we still have
USD $35 Million (Thirty Five Million United State Dollars) which nobody
knows about in a bank here in Lagos. I have on several occasions made
efforts to transfer the said funds abroad but was not successful,hence, the
Bank Manager advised me to source for a reputable and reliable foreigner
that will assist me in transferring the said fund abroad.He further assured
me of using his position as the Bank Manager to influence the smooth
transfer of the said fund into your bank account or any account you may
provide.

If this is O.K, then you can send me your full name and address through my
email address after which I will instruct my Son to make arrangement with a
lawyer that will draft an agreement and a promissory note. Please this email
was open specially for this purpose and this must be kept confidential.

Meanwhile, for more information on my husband case, you can visit the
following web pages:

http://www.nigerianmuse.com/important_documents/u=Hamza_allegedcoup_plot.htm

http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/nationalx/nr304062005.html

http://www.dawodu.com/coup3.htm

http://allafrica.com/stories/200506060349.html

My warm regards to your family.


Mrs. Mairo Mustapha


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