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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mustapha Kelly <mustapha.kelly2008@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:00:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Business Offer


Aaslam Alaikum
 
Attn: Sir
From;Mr.Mustapha Ahmed Kelly
Director.
Global Security and Finance Services Ltd.
Tel:+
Email:mustaphaahmedkelly@teenmail.co.za
 
My name is Mr. Mustapha Ahmed Kelly .I hail from the Federal
Republic   of  Nigeria ,  41 years, married with three children. I am
the Diretor of Global  Security & Finance Services Limited, Nigeria .
I got the information  concerning  you from the Internet and after
due consideration, I decided to contact  you believing that by the
Grace of God, that you will not disappoint me  over this deal. I
have been working with this company for over fifteen  years.  Within
this period, I have watched with meticulous precision how  African
Heads of State and Government functionaries have been using
Global  Security & Finance Ltd to move sums of money USD,Pounds
Sterling,  French  Francs (cash) to their foreign partners.
They bring in these
consignments of cash and secretly declare the contentsas
jewelries,  gold,  diamonds, precious stones, family treasures,
and documents 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 relatives are claiming most of these  consignments. A
lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as  eight  years.
Nobody will ever come for thembecause in most cases, the
Certificate of Deposit are never available to 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 the Vault Facility of a
reputable  Security Company in Europe . Since the inception of the
year 2000, our  company's management has changed the procedure of
claims of
consignment,  as soon as you are able to produce the 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, 1402 containing
$15.7 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 with further details and information  regarding the
modus operandi for the execution of the transaction. This  business
is risk free as I have taken 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:mustaphaahmedkelly@teenmail.co.za
 
Yoursfaithfully,
Mustapha Ahmed Kelly.
Business Offer




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