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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: "bank" <cpaymentoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: musaji407@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:09:06 -0500
Subject: PS. Help Me,

Dear Friend.

I am Dr .Sani Musaji the personal Account Manager to Late
Engineer(JonesSmith), who was a director with JULIUS BERGER PLC in
Nigeria.Here in after shall be referred to as my client on 30 JAN 2001,MrJones
Smith and his wife, and their three children w ere killed in Muslim sharia
riot in Nigeria .and all their family was killed by 1.pm midnight in this
Muslim sharia riot on 30 JAN 2001.

Since then I have made several inquiries to his embassy to locate any of my
clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. Before my
Mr.Jones Smith died he had the sum of $18.9million dollars deposited with the
guarantee trust bank plc, which he kept in a safe deposit.

After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any of my client
familymembers, I decided to contact you as a foreigner in helping me in
repatriating the money ($18.9million united state dollars} and property left
behind Before the bank get the fund confiscated or declared unserviceable by
my bank .His Bank has issued me a notice to provide any relation or have the
account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

I seek your consent to present you as the relation despite the fact that I
cannot come forth since the company and the Bank know me to be his
personalccountant Of the deceased since you are on the same field so that the
proceeds Of this account valued at ($18.9million u s dollars) can be paid to
You and then you and I Can share the money. Thus the sharing formula
remains.35 for you 60 for, investment in a joint venture company for both of
us 5% for unforeseen bottle necks we might in cure in this Transaction.

I also assure you personally that this transaction is 100% legal , risk free
on it as an attorney will be contracted to help us revalidated and notarized
all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us to get this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate Arrangement
that I will protect you from any breach of the law. And I will proved every
document that will show that you are the rightful relation also do not be
afraid feel free and get back to me urgently.


PS.Forward Your Reply To:musaji407@gmail.com

Best regards
Sani Musaj.

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