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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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Fraud email example:

From: "gebrail muzazah" <muzazah2@marsool.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:56:03 +0300
Subject: FROM GEBRAIL AND AMANDA MUZAZAH


FROM GEBRAIL AND AMANDA MUZAZAH
C/O ROCK OF AGES EVANGELICAL MINISTRY
ABIDJAN, REPUBLIC OF COTE-D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.
PHONE:: 0022 508 916 121

Dear,

My name is GEBRAIL MUZAZAH and AMANDA we are the children of Late General MIKE
MUZAZAH the former Director of military inteligence and special acting General
Manager of the Sieria Leone Diamond mining
coperation (SLDMC). I am contacting you to seek your good assistance to transfer
and invest U$10.5 Million US Dollars belonging to my late father which is
deposited in a bank in Abidjan. This money is revenues from solid minirals and
dimonds sale which were under my fathers possession before the civil war broke
out On December 6 2004.

Following the break out of the war, almost all goverment offices, coperations!
and parastatals were attacked and vandalized. The (SLDMC) was loothed and burnt
down to ashes, and diamonds worth Millions of Dollars was stolen by the rebel
military forces who
attacked my fathers office. Many top Government Officials and senior army
officers were assasinated and my father was a key target because of his very
sensitive military possition and appointment in the (SLDMC). Regreatably, my
father was captured and murdered along with half brother in cool blood during a
mid-night rebel shoot-out when our official
residence in freetown was armbushed by Fordey Sanko the notorious rebel leader.
My mother sustainded very sever bullet injuries which resulted to her untimely
and painful death in a private hospital here in Cote
d'Ivoire. Now we are alone in a totally strange country without parents,
relatives or any body to care for us at our tender ages. Before our mother died,
she told us that our father! deposited some money which he made from diamond
sales and contracts at this bank here in Ivory Coast and that we should pray and
find a trustworthy foreign business partner who would help us to transfer and
invest this money in profitable business venture
overseas. She told us to do this quickly so that we can leave Cote d'Ivoire,
then settle down abroad. She gave us the the bank document to prove the deposit
and then told us that my father used my name as the only
son to deposit the money in the bank.

She told us that this is the reason why we came to Ivory Coast. My mother died
afterwards. May her spirit rest in perfect peace. I have gone to the bank to
make inquires about this money and I spoke with the Manager
of International remittance who assured me that everything is intact and
promised to help me transfer this money to my foreign partners bank account as
soon as we are ready and I provide my partners foreign bank
account for them. But the manager is very concerned because of my age. I am 18
years and as such advised that I should look for a matured person that will
represent me at the bank. If you are willing to assist us, please let us know
immediately so that you will arrange the transfer of the money to your account
with the bank.

Please note that I can only offer you 10% of the total money as compensation for
your noble assistance in accodiance with my mothers advise. I am interested in
any profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in your country
and you would also get a school for me, my younger sister so that we can finish
our education which is most important to us. Please there is urgent need for
the money to be
transferred to your account because of the political crises they are having in
Cote d'Ivoire now. I am hoping to hear your urgent response so that I can not
look for another foreign partner again. Thank you and
may God bless you and your dear family. Please kindly
reply to us through this mail:: muzazah2006@yahoo.fr

Yours sincerely,
GEBRAIL MUZAZAH.
AMANDA MUZAZAH.

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