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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: musa <mribrahim.musa012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrgogo50@voila.fr
Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 06:00:36 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: FROM MR IBRAHIM MUSA




FROM MR IBRAHIM MUSA BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER. BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUAGADOUGOU , BURKINA FASO . 
Dear Friend, 
                         CONFIDENTIAL I am Ibrahim Musa; I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance Department of BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) here in Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso . I would like you to indicate your interest to receive the transfer of US$22M (Twenty two million US Dollars only). I will like you to stand as a next of kin to my late customer, (Mr. andreas schranner from munich , germany )who died along with His entire family in July 2006 in a plane crash, whose account is presently dormant, for claims. 
Here is the Web Page regarding the Accident that leads to his Death http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ world/europe/859479.stm                              
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 Consider these and get back to me as soon as possible with your data’s. 
1. Your full name: 2. Your contact cell phone number: 3. Your age: 4. Your sex: 5. Your occupations: 6. Your country and city: 
Finally, confidentiality and the necessary secrecy it deserves I expect your urgent response to this request.  Yours Sincerely, Mr Ibrahim Musa 00226 70 83 28 96 
 

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