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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: "Kelly Mustapha" <mustaphakelly2007@nsk.biz>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:53:21 +0000
Subject: Business Transaction


Attn: The Managing Director/Ceo
Mr.Mustapha Ahmed Kelly
Director.
Global Security and Finance Services Ltd.
Tel:+234-8073996455
Email:mustaphakelly10@live.co.uk<http://us.mc542.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mustaphakelly10@live.co.uk>


My name is Mr. Mustapha Ahmed Kelly .I hail from the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, 41 years, married withthree children. I am
the Diretor of Global Security & Finance ServicesLimited, Nigeria.
I got the information concerning you from theInternet and after
due consideration, I decided to contact youbelieving that by the
Grace of God, that you will not disappointme over this deal. I
have been working with this company for overfifteen years. Within
this period, I have watched with meticulousprecision how African
Heads of State and Government functionaries havebeen using
Global Security & Finance Ltd to move sums of money USD,Pounds
Sterling, French Francs (cash) to their foreign partners.
Theybring in these
consignments of cash and secretly declare the contentsas
jewelries, gold, diamonds, precious stones, family treasures,
anddocuments etc. Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (dead), Gen. Sanni
Abacha ofNigeria (dead), Fode Sank oy of Sierra Leone, Babangida
of Nigeria,Felix Houphet Boigny of Cote d"Ivoire (dead), Kanan
Bedie of
Coted"Ivoire (Abidjan) etc. All these people have many
consignmentsdeposited with my office. Their foreign partners,
friends and relativesare claiming most of these consignments. A
lot of them are lying hereunclaimed for as much as eight years.
Nobody will ever come for thembecause in most cases, the
Certificate of Deposit are never availableto anybody except the
depositors or me since most of them are dead. Ihave through the
instrumentality of Global Security & Financere-deposited all these
unclaimed and overstayed consignment into theVault Facility of a
reputable Security Company in Europe. Since theinception of the
year 2000, our company's management has changed theprocedure of
claims of
consignment, as soon as you are able to producethe secret
information as contained in the secret file of anyconsignment, it
will be released to you upon demand. I have finalizedevery
arrangement for you to claim consignment No. 1401, 1402containing
$35.7 Million. I will supply you with all the informationand
documents that will facilitate your easy claim of the
consignment.Upon your positive reply of this letter, I will
furnish you withfurther details and information regarding the
modus operandi for theexecution of the transaction. This business
is risk free as I havetaken necessary preventive measures. (The
mode of sharing will be50-50), you can reach me by email and I
will direct you on what to doand also l like like you to furnish
me with your full name and yourconfidential phone and fax
number(s). Upon your positive considerationand reply of this
letter I shall give you a confidential
telephonenumber with which we can discuss the execution of the
business.Expedite action.myalternative
email:mustaphakelly10@live.co.uk<http://us.mc542.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mustaphakelly10@live.co.uk>


Yoursfaithfully, Mustapha Ahmed Kelly.

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