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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: mustapha kelly <mustaphakelly04@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: mustaphakelly03@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:23:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REQUEST FOR BUSINESS


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mustaphakelly04@yahoo.ca

Attn: Chief Executive/Ceo



My name is Mr. Mustapha Kelly . I hail from No. 20 refinery


Road.Eleme oil state-Nigeria,


41 years, married with three children. I am the Diretor of


Global


Security & Finance Services Limited, Nigeria. I got the


information


concerning


you from the Internet and after due consideration, I


decided to contact


you believing that by the Grace of God, that you will not


disappoint me


over this deal. I have been working with this company for


over fifteen


years.


Within this period, I have watched with meticulous


precision how


African Heads of State and Government functionaries have


been using


Global


Security & Finance Ltd to move sums of money USD, Pounds


Sterling,


French


Francs (cash) to their foreign partners. They bring in


these


consignments of cash and secretly declare the contents as


jewelries,


gold,


diamonds, precious stones, family treasures, and documents


etc. Mobutu


Sese


Seko of Zaire (dead), Gen. Sanni Abacha of Nigeria (dead),


Fode Sank


oy


of Sierra Leone, Babangida of Nigeria, Felix Houphet Boigny


of Cote


d"Ivoire (dead), Kanan Bedie of Cote d"Ivoire (Abidjan)


etc.


All these people have many consignments deposited with my


office. Their


foreign partners, friends and relatives are claiming most


of these


consignments. A lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as


much as


eight


years. Nobody will ever come for them because in most


cases, the


Certificate of Deposit are never available to anybody


except the


depositors


or


me since most of them are dead. I have through the


instrumentality of


Global Security & Finance re-deposited all these


unclaimed and overstayed consignment into the Vault


Facility of a


reputable


Security Company in Europe. Since the inception of the year


2000, our


company's management has changed the procedure of claims of


consignment,


as soon as you are able to produce the secret information


as contained


in the secret file of any consignment, it will be released


to you upon


demand. I have finalized every arrangement for you to claim


consignment


No. 1401, 1402 containing $35.7 Million.


I will supply you with all the information and documents


that will


facilitate your easy claim of the consignment. Upon your


positive reply


of


this letter, I will furnish you with further details and


information


regarding the modus operandi for the execution of the


transaction. This


business is risk free as I have taken necessary preventive


measures.


(The mode of sharing will be 50-50), you can reach me by


email and I


will


direct you on what to do and also l like like you to


furnish me with


your full name and your confidential phone and fax


number(s).


Upon your positive consideration and reply of this letter I


shall give


you


a confidential telephone number with which we can discuss


the execution


of the business. Expedite action.my alternative


email:mustaphakelly03@yahoo.ca



Yours faithfully,


Mustapha Kelly.

- mustapha kelly


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