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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: "Mr. Daniel Abdul Latif Dusba." <daniel_ab01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: daniel_ab02@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 19:43:25 +0200
Subject: From ; Mr. Daniel Abdul Latif Dusba.

Hello Dear,
I am Mr. Daniel Abdul-Latif Dusba 21 years old from Republic of Rwanda in Africa, son of late Dr Mohammed Abdul-Latif Dusba, who was later killed during the war conflict in my country with my mother and only sister, now I am in Dakar Senegal under United Nations refugee protection with my little brother.
After the death of my father, my uncle started to persecute us about my fathers landed properties , which he later snatched from us under treat and duress .Now there is nothing we can do rather than to run away for our dear life which is very important to us, now I and my brother are in critical condition here in Dakar Senegal, we are political assylum seekers , some one to be under refugee protection to compare with senegal a country where things are very hard and difficult, every thing is bad for us here, we need urgent assistance.
You are the kind of person I and my brother are looking up for our future, which I know that you can not disappoint us in life. Now the only thing that makes me to feel happy at times is the money which our father left for us in a finance firm which I and my younger brother are the only persons aware about the event. I am the next of kin to my late father and inheritted all his belongings. My late father loved me very much that was why he gave me every information about the money he deposited on my behalf as his first son before his death and I will tell you the amount when I hear from you.
On our arrival here, I established contact and ownership with the bank and the bank Director told me that unless I have some body who will represent me as my late father's foreign business Associate and family representative with prove of status, their bank will not release the money. So this is why I am looking for who will help me, somebody who will be honest and truthfull to me, someone who will not betray me nor cheat me in the future, somebody with the fear of God. I am hereby seeking for your assistance towards this matter. Feel free to reply me to indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and my younger brother out of this suffering and transfer the money to your bank account in your country.
After the transfer has been made to your bank account, you will send some money to me and my brother here to prepare our travelling documents and meet you over there and continue with our life and education again, while my brother will secure a better medical treatment, because he is very sick at the moment and hospitalized.
Thanks and remain blessed.
Yours Faithfully,
Daniel Abdul Latif Dusba.
N/B. You can contact me on alternate Email is = ( daniel_ab02@yahoo.com )


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