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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: "MUSA KELLER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <musakeller2@luckymail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:35:13 +0200
Subject: My Will To You

Peace of the Lord Be with You

In my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and painstaking efforts I have
decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wish. My name is Musa Keller.

I'm a 59 years old man and a Western Saharan.I am presently in Republic of Western Sahara. I was a merchant and owned two
businesses in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. I was also married with two children. My wife and two children died in a car accident six
Years ago.

Before this happed my business and concern for making money was all I lived for. I never really cared about other values in life.
But since the loss of my family,

I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I have been helping or phans in orphanage/ motherless homes.
I have also donated some money for humanitarian needs in some Asian countries. Only recently, I saw on television the colossal loss of
properties and livelihood of people in Canberra, Australia through Water flood.

I was moved with great pity and compassion that I decided to make a contribution on assisting people over there. Before I became ill,
I kept $18,000,000 Million in a Long-term deposit account in a finance company in Europe. Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been
undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few
months to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to needy and other charity organizations. Because relatives’ and friends
have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I can not live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.

Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and the interest accrued from the finance company based in Europe
and distribute it accordingly. Use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 20% of it to yourself. Feel free to reimburse yourself
when you have the money for any cost you incur during the process ofCollecting and distributing the money. If you are willing to help,
please reply as soon as you can. Endeavor to send me your full contact details like your name, address, telephone and fax number so
that I can refer you the security company where the funds is
lodged.

Email.musakeller2@luckymail.com

PLEASE, I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD TO HELP ME RETRIEVETHE FUNDS FROM THE FINANCE COMPANY. AFTER COLLECTING THE MONEY
FROM THE FINANCE COMPANY. YOU WILL NOW HELP ME TO TAKE THE MONEY TO ORHANPANGE HOMES IN AFRICA OR ANY ORPHANANAGE
HOME CLOSE TO YOU IN MY NAME.
May God Bless you and your family.

Regards,

Mr. Musa Keller,

NOTE: Please you contact me on my private

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