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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: "yaro musa madaki" <musambt@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: yaro_madai@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:58:23 +0100
Subject: for your perusal

I am Capt.Yaro Madawaki Musa,The Persoanl Guard to the late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, The wife of the president of the federal Republic of Nigeria who died in Spain in December,2005 after a brief illness. On the 21st of April 2004, she deposited some funds on the name of my nephew,who is a university lacturer for security reasons to a tune of 8.7M US Dollars(EIGHT MILLION,SEVEN HUNDRED US DOLLARS) based on trust in one of the spanish funds and security outfit. I have RECENTLY INFORMED THEM WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE EXTREMITY OF THIS DEPOSITED,SINCE I WAS THE SUBSTANTIAL NEXT-OF-KIN AND BENEFICIARY TO THE DEPOSIT ON LEGAL BASIS IN CONJUCTION TO OUR PRIVATE LAWYER,BARRISTER PETER MURPHY WHO LIVES IN LONDON-UK BUT OF NIGERIAN DESCENT Prior to the execution of this directive; I have INSTRUCTED THEM OF MY POSSIBLE INTENTIONS TO ASSIST MY NEPHEW IN THE CLAIMS OF THIS FUNDS ABROAD AT MY WILL AND THEY HAVE CONSENTED TO THIS ARRANGEMENT based on my legal standing and the introduction o
f a foreign partner who shall front this as a result of my position and the nature of the original owner. I am now soliciting for your assistance/co-operation in going to SPAIN OR SWITZERLAND to signoff and claim this fund on a conducive business trust and relationship. Upon your readiness to travel to Europe to signoff and claim the fund from the Security Company, I will forward to you the necessary documents to enable you make the claim on the funds and have access to it. I will also forward to you the contact details of the HOLDING COMPANY so as to avoid unnecessary delays and leakage of secrets. Please do not respond to this mail if you are not convinced of this transaction and i apologise for any inconviniences i may have caused to you through this unsolicited mail.All transaction will be guided by the Lawyer because i am still in service. Please reply to the lawyer on e-mail:hamilton_pm@yahoo.co.uk. Your early response is anticipated. May almighty God bless you. You
can contact me through my mail for more vital information. Capt.Y.Madawaki Musa. Abuja-Nigeria. yaro_madaki@yahoo.com .



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