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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: "musa zada" <musa_zada@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:08:25 +0000
Subject: FROM Mr.Zada Musa

FROM Mr.Zada Musa
CONTINENTAL BANK BENIN
FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
PRIVATE EMAIL (zada_musa@yahoo.fr)
DEAR FRIEND

I KNOW YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS MASSAGE FROM ME SINCE YOU
DO NOT KNOW ME PERSONALLY.I WORK WITH THE ABOVE NAME DCONTINENTAL BANK
BENIN , AS THE FORIEGNER REMITTANCE ACCOUNTANT IN THE BANK.I AM CONTACTING
YOU IN THE RESPECT OF OUR CUSTOMERS WHO DIE SOME YEARS BACK.

IN MY DEPARTMENT I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED FUND DEPOSITED BY THIS
DECEASED CLIENT WHO DIED SOME YEARS BACK ,HOWEVER, SINCE I GOT INFORMATION
ABOUT
HIS DEATH, I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES THROUGH HIS EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY
OF HIS EXTENDED RELATIVES, BECAUSE I AM HIS ACCOUNT OFFICER IN THE
BANK,AND THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.

HENCE I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BASED ON THIS DEAL WHICH IS HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL AND I REPOSED ON YOU THAT YOU CAN BE CAPABLE OF EXECUTING
THIS TRANSACTION AND TO STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY AS NEXT OF KIN TO CLAIM HIS
FUND BEFORE IT IS DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE SO THAT WE CAN DISBURSED THE FUND
IN THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF 60% TO ME AND 35% TO YOU,WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR
EXPENSES INCURE DURING THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSACTION. AFTER THE
CLAIMING AND TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS TO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

NOTE THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO LAY HANDS ON THIS FUND THAT
IS REASON THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER IS NEEDED IN THIS BUSNIESS, COUPLED
WITH THE FACT THAT THE BENEFICIARY WAS A MAN FROM YOUR COUNTRY AND A BENIN
MAN CANNOT CLAIM THIS FUND AS THE BENEFICIARY NEXT OF KIN. THEREFORE,TO
ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT,I WILL NEED YOUR
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS TELEPHONE AND FAX TO USE IT AND DO THE CHANGEING OF
BENEFICIARY NAME IN YOUR FAVOUR SO THAT I WILL SEND YOU THE TEST OF
APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL FORWARD TO THE BANK TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS THE
BONA FIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DISEASED.

BE ASSURED THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT
THAT WILL PROTECT US FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW,UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE
I WILL CLARIFY YOU MORE ABOUT THIS BUSINESS AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT
INVOLVED ALSO GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE BANK FOR YOU TO SEND THE
APPLICATION.

BEWARNED NOT TO REVEAL THIS TRANSACTION TO ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY TO
AVOID JEOPARDIZE THIS BUSINESS AND MY POSITION IN THIS OFFICE,PLEASE TREAT
THIS MATTER AS URGENT AS POSSIBLE. I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR SOONEST
RESPONSE.

CALL ME ON MY DIRECT PHONE +229 97-72-83-79 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR
CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PERSONAIL EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.Zada Musa
PLEASE GET BACK TO ME


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