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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: sakolomusa@worldglobal.org
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:51:36 -0500
Subject: PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS.

BUSINESS / PARTNERSHIP.


Dear Sir,

Compliments of the day, I must be grateful to first introduce myself. I am
Mr. Sakolo E. Junior Musa, the son of late Chikolo E. Musa of the then
government of Zimbabwe, prior to the time of crisis between my father's
party viz: Movement for Democratic Change and the Zanu-PF Party of the
incumbent President against the white Farmers in Zimbabwe, which at the
end take-away my father's life.

Due to my position, as the only son and beneficiary to my late Father, I
have been able to come away with the document containing reasonable sum of
money which my father handed to me before his brutal murder by his
political opponents. This money belongs to my father and is in the total
sum of US$7.5million of which I have the tendency to invest it in a
company with good line of products like your own country and with
potential for a good capital returns, on behalf of myself and the
remaining family.

Since your country is one of the good investment friendly nations in the
world, I have decided to seek your assistance for me to move this funds to
your country in partnership with you to live and run business over there,
for the mutual benefit of both of us and my entire family. I would
therefore like you to help me in every possible way in securing this funds
into your Company/Country.

In view of your participation, I am ready to give you a good negotiable
percentage for your assistance of which the trustee fee range in my
country with my mother is between 15 to 20% of the total money or you
better still commit it into a joint venture project. Be assured that you
stand no risk of any kind as the fund belongs to me as Next of Kin to my
father and the rest of my family, of which I am the sole beneficiary and
trustee on behalf of my younger ones who are currently on asylum some
where.

I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this and other
business ventures will derive a huge success hereafter. If you have any
question do not hesitate to include same in your reply.

Best Regards,

Mr. Sakolo Musa
Private Email: edms492@live.com or sakolomusa@worldglobal.org
Phone: 66-827074303


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