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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: Dr Mustafa Kamil <drmustafaakamil@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drmustafakamil2010@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:04:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Dr Mustafa Kamil



Dear Friend

Please Read Carefully And Get Back to Me PLease,



my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact

you for this transaction. i got your contact from yahoo

tourist search while i was searching for a foreign partner.



as this message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it

all justsured of your capability. and reliability to champion

this business opportunity when I prayed to good Lord about you.



I am a banker by profession in Burkina Faso ,And currently

holding the post of assistant foreign remittance director in

our bank. i have the opportunity of transferring the left over

funds ($5.5 million dollars) of one of my bank clients who

died along with his entire family in a plane crash.Hence,

I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be

shared between us in the ratio of 60/40% if you agree to my

business proposal. Further details of the transfer will be

forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail.



immediately you receive this letter. Please indicate your

willingness by sending the below information for more

clarification and easy communication.You can as well call my

direct line for further up date +226-74-06-58-15



(1) Your full name...........



(2) Your contact address..............



(3) Your phone and fax number..........



(4) Your age..................



(5) Your country name...........



(6)Your Occupation...........,



Hoping to hear from you immediately

Yours faithfully

Dr Mustafa Kamil

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