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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 ISA MUSA." <isa_musa2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: isa_musa2007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:03:12 +0400
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.


FROM; MR ISA MUSA.
EMAIL;isa_musa2007@yahoo.co.uk
JOHANNESBOURG SOUTH AFRICA.
ATTN- THE PRESIDENT/CEO.
Dear sir,
I know that this letter may come to you as a surprise but let me
introduse my self to you.
my name is Mr ISA MUSA,i am a Liberia and the son of the late
(Benson Kumba), former Director-General of Gold and
Diamond Office (DGGD) in Liberia. He was replaced by a Lebanese
business tycoon Mr Jamil Mohamed Saheed who was sacked by the
government of President Charles Taylor.
Unfortunately, my father was attacked by rebels of the
Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Kono, Eastern Liberia.
He survived the bullet wounds and was hospitalised at the Connaught
Hospital in Morovia where he later died of internal bleeding, before
he died, he revealed to us his familly that he has a deposit of( USD
15.500 MILLION) with a Security company here in south africa, which he
choose me as the next of kin, but as an asylum sicker am not allowed to
open a non resident account here in south africa, that is why we need
your assistant in this transaction so feel free and get in touch with me
am the first sun of my father and am in charge of the money.
Right now we are in SOUTH AFRICA.
Based on this development, we need a person who is honest and truthful
that will help us to invest this fund in a foriegn country out side
SOUTH AFRICA, some body who is business incline that can help us in
investments because right now we don't know any thing about investment but
we want to go into it.
So i propose that you can inform me on the area of business that you
are into so that i can discusse with my mother to know if we can
introduse our self to you , please inform me more about your self so that we

can proceed, so all you need to do now is to write to us and indicate
your interest so that we can go on telling you the NAME OF the security
company that this money is into here in south africa, then we can tell
you the way we want to transfer this money into your account.
For your coperation and assistance, we have decided to give you 20% of
the total sum ,while the rest of the remaining balance will be put into
investment opportunities in any profitable areas you might suggest in
your country or any where else you trust.
Please keep this proposal in the most confidential manner and I assured
you of 100% risk free transaction.
Please let me be informed of your decision towards this transaction so
that I can inform my mother about you.
While I close here, I hope that( Almighty GOD) will give you the power
to do this transaction with me and I am waiting for your urgent
responds on this letter.
You can send me Email through the above address,
Thanks so much for your co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,
MR ISA MUSA.

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