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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: sallam musa <sallamusa1@web.de>
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:33:39 +0200
Subject: FROM DR.SALLAM MUSA




FROM DR.SALLAM MUSA,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ANNEX,
COTONOU-REPUBLIC OF BENIN,
WEST AFRICA.

Hello Dear,

With due respect and regard i am the bill and exchange manager in charge of auditing and accounting section of AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ANNEX COTONOU-REPUBLIC OF BENIN in west Africa.

During an investigation and auditing in this bank,i came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on Febuary 1st 2000 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.

Although personally,I keep this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution.The said amount was us$18.5M USD (Eighteen million Five hundred thousand united states dollars).

As a civil servant still in an active service we are prohibited to operate a foreign account, therefore i am seeking for a foreign partner who can assist in receiving this fund and at the same time advice me for a lucrative business investment which he will be managing or on the other hand,help me to oversee on my behalf pending when i will retire and possible come over for our investment.

For this reason i am contacting you for such undertaken and if eventually you are willing and ready for such business,i have agreed to give you 30% of the total sum while i shall have 60% and the remaining 10% has been mapped out for any expenses we might encounter during the process of the transfer of the above fund.

Should you be interested, please contact me via my alternative email address sallamusa@myway.com [mailto:sallamusa@myway.com] for further information and clarifications.

Best Regards,
Dr Sallam Musa.
00 229 9347 4308.



















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