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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: HASSAN MUSA <musahass_an@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:23:26 +0900 (JST)
Subject: urgent reply.


Dear

I am the only son of EL HADJ DASUKI MUSA XI and one of the executive directors of DASUKI FRAMS/AGRO ALIED INDUSTRY. My father company's was in affiliation with the Federal republic Of Cote d' ivoire.
My late father deposited a total sum of 12.5 million dollars in a security company here in abidjan cote D'Ivoire.Please all I needed from you is to assist me and clear the consignment from security company as his foreign partner also to provide to me your contact information so that i will
submit it to the security company to enable them clear the consignment on your behalf for onward investment in your country.

I will give you the details of this transaction immediately you confirm to your willingness to assist me in this transaction.I will offer you the total sum of 15% percent of the total money that is involved while 2% percent will be mapped out for any expencies that we might occur during the
coures of this transaction.

I await your urgent reply.

Thanks

Yours faithfully,
HASSAN MUSA




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