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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: hazs musa <hazsmusa2@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 19:57:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Business Assistance


Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am contacting you again as I have done this and I got a massage that I should contact you in your private email so this is the information of my proposal again.
I got your contact through the world trade encyclopedia and I wish to
express my willingness to transfer an over due contract sum of US$38.5m
to your company's account, through The Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN)
resulting from debt of contract services rendered to Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation(NNPC).

I am Engr.Hazs Musa, the Director of Foreign Contract Payment
Department, Federal Ministry Of Finance, I have concluded arrangements with
my colleagues in the foreign transfer debt of the CBN and NNPC to
contact you secretly for arrangement of transfering the sum of
US$38.5m(thirty eigth million five hundred thousand United State Dollars) to your
company's or personal account through the (CBN).
However, Concrete arrangements has been concluded successfully for the
transfer.

This money emanated from over invoicing in a contract awarded to a
foreign firm, for supply and installation of Petro Chemical equipments. We
discorvered this amount from the manifest recently and secure a payment
authority to authenticate the transfer. Your cooperation is highly
required for this transfer. Note that you will be entitled to share 30% of
the total sum, the officials 65% and 5% has been mapped out for any
incidental expenses in the progres of this transfer.

This deal is 100% covered from any enquiry, the approval obtained will
be dispatched to you via fax or courier service(DHL), information will
be faxed to you extensively the progres of the transfer, You are
requested to fax the following information urgently:

1 Name and address of your Bank

2 Account number and name

3 Company's name and address

4 Telex and fax number of your bank

5 Office telephone/fax number

6 Mobile/residential phone number.

We have successfully worked out a solution to effect within seven(7)
working days.
Finally, the high degree of trust and confidentiality is required from
both parties.
Your urgent reply is highly anticipated by fax.

Best regards,
Engr.Hazs Musa
Director Foriegn Contract Payment Dept.



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