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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: Robert Musa <robertmusa@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: robertmusa@airsoftmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:18:50 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: urgent




Goodday friend,Bearing in mind the nature of the content of this letter
coming from a person without any referral, I apologize for any
inconvenience, but please read and objectively consider if we can work
this together.

I am Roberts Musa, a Nigerian, an attorney at law. A deceased client of
mine by name OMAR Lau, a Citizen of Malaysia who died as a result of high
blood pressure (H.B.P) on 30th of
November 2009, because he lost his wife and the only daughter in the 2006
ADC Aircrash near Port- harcourt River state Nigeria.Before his death he was

a Senior contractor with Nigeria National Petroluem Co-operations [NNPC].

I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my
client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank when
this deposit valued at $15.5million dollars is lodged. This bank has
issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the fund will be
transferred into the federal government reserve.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary to this fund that was deposited in a bank here
in my country by my late client,Then we can share the amount on a mutually
agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as my
client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see the transaction through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your
moral values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore
you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary
confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response.
Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will like you to
acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via email
address:robertmusa@airsoftmail.com , this transaction will be treated
private with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

I look forward to your quick reply.

Best Regards.
Roberts Musa.

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