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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: mohammed musa <mohammedmusa009@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 11:12:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mohammedmusa009@yahoo.ca

Dear Brother/Sister,

Firstly Greetings to You In The Name Of God Also

HappyNew Year to you and your Family, not to cause

you embarrassment,I Am Barrister Mohammed Musa A Legal

practioner here in Nigeria, I Am The

Personal Lawyer To an (Engineer) a Nationale Of Your

Country, Who Works With Texaco Nigeria Limited an Oil

Company, Here In Nigeria.On The 27th Of January

2002, My Client, His Wife And

Their Three Children Were Involved In Ikeja Bomb

Blast Here In My Country. My Client And His Family

Unfortunately Lost Their Lives. Since Then I Have

Made Several Enquiries To Your Embassy To Locate Any

Of My Clients Extended Relatives, This Has Also

Proved Unsuccessful. After These Several

Unsuccessful Attempts, I Decided And Do Some

Research In The Internet, To Locate Any

Member Of His Family. Hence I Came accross to You.

Please View These Websites Below To Confirm What I

Am Telling You.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

I Have Contacted You To Assist Me In Repatriating

The Money And Property Left Behind By My Client

Before They Get ConfiscatedOr Declared Unserviceable

By The Bank Where These Huge Deposits Were Lodged.

Particularly, The Access Bank Of Nigeria Plc, Lagos

Branch Where My Client Deposited Us$13.2million

Dollars. The Bank Has Issued Me A Notice To Provide

The Next Of Kin Or Have The Account Confiscated

Within The Next Fourteen Official Working Days.

Since I Have Been Unsuccessful in Locating The

Relatives For Over 2 Years Now I Seek Your Consent

To Present You As The Next Of Kin Of The Deceased, So

That The Proceeds Of This Account Valued At

Us$13.2million Dollars Can Be Transferred To Your

Account There In Your Country, Then You And I Can

Share The Money. I Have All Necessary Legal

Documents That Will Back Up The Claim We From The

Access Bank. All I Require Is Your Honest

Co-Operation To Enable Us See This Deal Through. I

uarantee That This Will Be Executed Under Legitimate

Arrangement That Will Protect You From Any Breach Of

The Law. Please Indicate Your Readiness To Assist

Me, So That All The Informations About These Funds

Will Be Passed To You Immediately For Immediate

Transfer Of The Fund. You Should Send To Me

Your Full Names:-

Your Private Phone Number/ Fax(If Any):-

Your Age:-

Your Occupation:-

Your Home Address:-

And Also Assure Me Of Your Trust And Remember That

The Trust In Business Is Confidentiality. So Let It

Be Only Between You And Me. If You Give Me Your Full

Co-operation And This Transaction Is Properly

Executed, I Am Prepared To Give You 40% Of The

Total Sum For Your Kind Assistance.50% Will Be For

Me And 10% Percent will Be For Any Expenses We May

IncureAlong In This Transaction. Please Get In Touch

With Me By Email ToEnable Us Discuss Further on

Investment proceedures in Real EstateBusiness.

Thank You Very Much For Your Understanding.

Best Regards,

Barrister Mohammed Musa

- mohammed musa


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