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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: Liet Col Mustapha <telkomsa26568@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: Liet Col Mustapha <Colmustaphaonoyive@mail2world.com>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 14:28:20 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: FROM LATE VPRESIDENT MUSA YARA DUA'S ADC



LIEUTENANT-COLONEL MUSTAPHA ONOYIVETA
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REP OF NIGERIA,
ABUJA FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
NIGERIA

With due respect Sir/Madam,
I am Lieutenant-Colonel Mustapha Onoyiveta,the Aide-De-Camp (ADC) of the

late President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Umaru Musa Yar’Adua who

died on 10th December at 3,30pm at an intensive care unit
of King Faisal specialist Hospital Jeddah in Saudi-Arabia.You can read

more from the website below.
http://www.panasianbiz.com/world-news/nigerian-president-umaru-yar-adua-d

ead

I got your address through the Chambers of commerce and Industry in your

Country who in fact guaranteed your trustworthiness in handling magnitude

business transaction like such; hence my willingness to contact you.

Before the death of my Boss,I made a deposit of 38million USD for him at

the OFFSHORE SECURITY COMPANY IN BELGIUM for safe keeping. However, this

transaction has been at top secret between me and the President till his

sudden death.All documents I used to deposit this money are still in my

possession.Based on this secret which I have kept for Mr President all

these years,in a manner of appreciation decides to honor me by according

me a rank of colonel.
http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=11140&z=5

However,this money is now lying unclaimed with the OFFSHORE SECURITY

COMPANY IN BELGIUM.There has been a total surveillance to all the

officials working for the late President.Our movement in and out of the

country is on total surveillance because of the assumption that we might

have had some huge business dealing with the president before he died.

On this point,I have decided to make an offer of 20% of this total sum of

money to you for you to assist me work hand in hand with the OFFSHORE

SECURITY COMPANY IN BELGIUM and get this money out from there.Remember I

said before,that every documents that was issued to me when I deposited

the money is still in my possession and to get all this money transferred

out from the company,this same documents is the only thing thing that

will be needed.

Please note that there is no form of risk involved in this, as I remain

the only person that knows about this.

I await your urgent response. Please this is strictly Confidential if we

must get this money out successfully.Get back to me as soon as you read

from me so that I reveal all that you need to know to get the money out.

Kind Regards
Liet Col Mustapha Onoyiveta

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