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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: MGAR FORRCE <mgaforrce@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:16:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTENTION ATTENTION


ATTN: Ms Adriane Strauss

MS,

THANKS FOR YOUR ENQUIRY AND REQUEST.
BASE ON THE ENQUIRY YOU SENT TO THIS MANAGEMENT, WE
HAVE AN IDEA OF THE ASSET(family treasure box)
BELONGING TO LATE COL METHAN SUKOII AND THE SON AS
NEXT OF KIN WHICH IS PRESENTLY IN OUR CUSTODY.

THE MANAGEMENT OF MGA FORCE SECURITY AND FINANCE
WILL APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF HIS ASSET TO YOU BASED ON
THE NEXT OF KIN RECOMENDATION WHICH HE MUST COME AND
SIGN TRANSFER UNDERTAKING WITH THIS MANAGEMENT AS SOON
AS POSIBLE WITH YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS,AS SAME ADDRESS
WHICH WE MUST AKNOWLEDE OFF FROM YOU,THIS IS TO AVOID
DOUBLE CLAIMING.
AS SOON AS THIS IS DONE, WE ARE GOING TO PROCESS THE
SHIPMENT OF HIS FAMILY TREASURE BOX TO YOUR CONTACT
ADDRESS IN YOUR COUNTRY WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT,YOU HAVE
TO ARRANGE WITH YOUR PARTNER TO PAY FOR THE SHIPMENT
V.A.T AND FRIEGHT CHARGES OF 875 EURO ONLY,
EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE EURO ONLY TO YOUR
CONTACT ADDRESS IN YOUR COUNTRY IF IS WITHIN EUROPE AND AMERICA.
1,220 EURO FOR ASIA AND OTHERS HAS DIFFERENT DELIVERY CHARGES TO DATE.

THE CHARGES SHOULD BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER WITH THIS DATA BELOW OR THROUGH THE ACCOUNTANT AS THE CASE MAY BE:

MRS CHRISTI EMMANUEL
MGA FORCE SECURITY MANAGEMENT
144 P.LAMINE GUEYE
DAKAR SENEGAL.

AFTER RECIEVING THIS CHARGES, THE RECIEPT OF PAYMENT
AND AIR-WAY BILL SLIP WILL BE SENT TO YOU,THAT WILL
NOTIFY THE DATE AND TIME OF DELIVERY DOOR TO DOOR TO
YOUR CONTACT THROUGH OUR SECURITY PERSONAL ON DUTY
COVERING WITH SECURITY IMMUNITY,DURATION OF DELIVERY
IS WITHIN 48 HRS AND MAXIMUM OF 72 WORKING HOURS
AROUND THE GLOBE AFTER PAYMENT.

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING
DR L.SARR
D,F,s.


Adriane Strauss <adrianestrauss_85@mozartmail.info> a écrit :

Dear Sir,

I believe you must think that my written English is not superlative, I am regretful but it is not my native language.

To be honest I am not sure you have heard of me but I have been told to get in touch with you regarding a personal and pressing issue. Can you please peruse the enclosed email carefully and communicate to me whether you are indeed the right person to do this work for me? I am just a little unsure.

Ms Adriane Strauss

--- Forwarded email ---
Dear Adriane,
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thanks for the mail.

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following my previous messages , I have made all the
necessary and important clearance to the security and
finance company where the money is deposited and they
are now waiting for me to come for the final transfer
of the funds which I contacted you to enable you call
them and instruct them to transfer the funds to you as
my foreign partner pending my arrival to join you for
the investment over there.=20

Take a very good note that the funds was deposited and
insured for safe keeping as a valuable family treasure
kept in a silver coated box . You should
please call the security company as soon as you get
this informations, to instruct them to shift the fund over to you,
do not disclose the content of the box to them, just
tell them that you want the asset of Dessu,s family to
be transfer to you as you are in business and family
partnership with his family before the death of his
late father.

Use the below informations to contact the security
and finance company , please you should not forget
that I trust and count upon you regarding proper
handling of the money, I hope you will not reveal
these informations to any third party so that they
will not use the informations to claim my money in the
security and finance company. Bear in mind that the
money holds my future mutual hope as a man which you
can understands from my past mail

. MGA FORRCE SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY=20
144 AVENUE PRESIDENT LAMINE GUEYE
DAKAR/SENEGAL=20
TEL :00221 456 03 16=20
FAX :00221 826 42 60=20
EMAIL:mgaforrce@yahoo.fr=20
CONTACT PERSON :Dr Leopold Sar,=20
Director foriegn service department.=20

deposite informations=20

DEPOSITOR :CONL METTHAN SUKOI=20
NEXT OF KIN:DESSU S METHAN (SON)=20
OWNERSHIP CODE:541/SSBE/339/26/9=20
DEPOSIT CODE:ABTHOSMGQ=20
SECURITY CODE:MFSC/457/#/SFC/2002=20

Please you should not fail to call them as soon as
possible,just tell them that you need my asset
presently in their custody to be transferred to you,
please and remember do not disclose to them the
content of the box,because my late father did not
disclose it to them at that time for security
reasons,after the asset is been transfer,you will help
me, to get house for me and my mother over there,as i
will be resettle by the united nations soonest.=20
As soon as you get in contact with them, you should
let me to know, I hope to hearing from you soon
because i want them to transfer the treasure to you
before or either next weekend as i intend to relocate to join
you as soon as posible for greater partnership as i
told you,
you dont have to be afraid about tax,it will be settle on putting=20
the money in account over there.
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i will attach some document covering the treasure
box during deposite by my late father,posible i will=20
send the pic of the treasure box to you before=20
deposite,so that you will understands and see=20
how the box looks like,the number which i gave to you
is working try and call again, +221-6-40-56-09.
i wait to hear from you
Dessu M
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