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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: First Namemohammad Musa <mohammad_mu20@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mohammadmusa_p@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:06:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Asalam Aleykom


FROM:MR MOHAMMAD Musa
Asalam Aleykom,
This message might meet you in utmost surprise however,it's just my urgent
need for a foreign partner that made me contact you for this transaction.
I am a banker by profession from DAKAR REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL in west Africa and currently
holding the post of auditing general i discover this deposit in our auditing course.
I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds $47.600.000.00 Million United State Dollars
the deceased client who died in the sharter plane which crashed on mount
kenyan in the kenyan city of sumburu on 21st july,2003 to any foreign account .
You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on this
website :http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html
Hence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared
between us in the ratio 60/40 if you agree to my business proposal.
Eagerly waiting for your response.
Wassalam.
Mr.Mohammad Musa

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