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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: "dan musa" <danmusa_00019@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dmusa007@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:17:16 -0800
Subject: Dear Ng

FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER DAN MUSA ,
(D&M CHAMBERS)
SOLICITORS,ATTORNEY & PROPERTY FIRM
ADDRESS;RUE I5 JERICHO
BEHIND SAINT PETERS'S CHURCH
COTONOU
REP DU BENIN.
TEL 2348053916507
 
Dear Ng ,
 
Hope this meet you well. Grace, Peace and love from this part of the world to you. I hope my letter does not cause you too much embarrassment as l write to you in good faith. Please excuse my intrusion into your private life.
 
My name is Barrister Dan Musa,and Mr R.P Ng was my client. On October 5,1999, my client was involved in a train crash near Paddington Station,which is less than a mile north of Notting Hill ,London UK.This is one of Britain's worst train crashes in fifty years.He was a contractor to an oil conglomerate  TEXACO  NIGERIA plc before his death.You can see the web page.
 
http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/testmember/100899/aw_100899_01.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/467919.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/10/99/london_train_crash/4655 03.stm
 
Since then I have made several enquiries to here to locate any of my client extended relatives this has proved unsuccessful since the deceased died along with his entire family. After several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name over the Internet; basically to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in recovering the fund valued at {US$10.6Million} left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount were deposited.The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next one month of official working days.As you should understand, my main reason of contacting you is to present you as the next of kin to my late client. I deem it relvant to doing this business with you provided you have any of your Government recognised form of indentity such as International passport or Drivers licence that is written your Surname.This alone will prove your legitimacy before the management of the bank where this $10.6million is deposited, and this will go a long way removing any iota of doubt of your identity as a relative of my late client.
 
Therefore, it is very important that you uphold this golden opportunity to assist in getting the fund re-transfered to an account of your choice or else the bank will confiscate the huge amount on finding out that there is no relations of his comming up for this money. What you need to do now is that you have to stand as the next of kin for approval by the bank for immediate transfer of the said  fund to your account.
 
You should therefore be informed that you have to make available a good Bank account where the Fund will be transfered. For your information, All Document covering the transaction is intact with me and can be sent to you if you want. I will like to discuse with you on one on one for more clearification. Your telephone is required urgently. Further informations will be related to you as soon as l hear from you.
 
Please send all these information to me immediately
 
Your contact information's
Your telephone and fax numbers
Your Age/Occupation
 
Thanks and GOD BLESS
 
Best Regards,
 
Barrister Dan Musa


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