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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Musa" <barristermusa1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: brrmusa@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:12:38 +0000
Subject: urgent/confidential...

MUSA & ASSOCIATES
Barristers/Solicitors & Notary Public
30 Ibezim Obiajulu Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Tel: 234-1-2625130 Fax: 234-1-2625132


ATTN: C.E.O/President,
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION I humbly wish to seek assistance in a
matter that is very important and needs utmost trust and confidence. I
Barrister Musa, a business
consultant and close confidant to one of Nigeria’s most powerful family.

The wife of a top Government Official and an oil royalist who served in the
past Military Regime in Nigeria has the sum of US$25Million Dollars in a
security company . She wishes to invest the aforementioned sum in viable
investment overseas.

For obvious reason, my client does not wish to place this fund with
established financial institution in the family’s name for security reason.
It is her desire that the deal be handled as quietly as possible without
possibility of any leakage to the publics or government. She has therefore
empowered and instructed me to look for a reliable foreigner who can arrange
and
receive the money in his account Overseas and assist to invest the fund
properly for the family. If you agree to act as Fund Manager for my client
and her family, I
shall release the sum of US$25Million to you if you meet my requirements.
The
money is available in cash and upon a favourable response from you, I shall
let you know how you will receive it.

Your commission shall be down payment of 13% of the total sum, and an annual
10% of the After tax returns on investment for the first five years.
Thereafter, the terms shall be varied.
If you are capable and willing to participate in this transaction, reach me
on my email address;
i specified above in any case, please keep it strictly confidential.
I await your response urgently.
Best regards.
Barrister Musa.

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