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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: "RASAQ AL'MUSTAPHA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <almustaphahamza5454@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:12:11 -0700
Subject: FROM: RASAQ MUSTAPHA

FROM: RASAQ MUSTAPHA

Dear Friend,

I got your contact through email business directory and decided to send my proposal to you.

I am Rasaq Mustapha the first son of Major Hamza AlMustapha the former Chief Security Officer to the late head of State General Sanni Abacha whose sudden death occurred on the 8th of June 1998.

After the death of the general the Military Government of General Abdulsalam Abubakar took over the affairs of the Government of Nigeria and started the recovery of Government properties and funds from key officer that served under the late General including his family.

Two months later, my father was arrested by security agents, he was charged of illegal embezzlement of public funds and his involvement in the assassination of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola the wife of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election winner (Chief M.K.O. Abiola). All accounts belonging to my father both local and abroad had been frozen and his investments seized by the government.

Since August 1998 my father hand been in detention and my mother under house arrest, and also travel embargo had been placed on our family pending the out come of the case, all my fathers friends and family members has abandoned us to faith.

During the I'Ldi fitri celebration last year December, I was given the opportunity to see my dad, he told me he deposited two trunk boxes containing USD$100Million in a storage facility here in Nigeria and that a week to his arrest he instructed the
company to hand over the consignment to a diplomat Oversees all in the aim of receiving it there himself before his arrest that faithful day, according to him the contents of the boxes is not known to the Diplomat as he was made to believe they contain government classified documents.

In the light of this, he directed me to look for a foreigner who will assist in retrieving the boxes and depositing of the fund into an account, hence the need to contact you. I and my mother had agreed to give you 30% of the fund for your assistance and 5% for any expenses you might incur in the course of this transaction.

You can find more details on:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_al-Mustapha
http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art2011081516324614
http://sunday.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7507&catid=42&Itemid=113

I want you to understand that there is no risk involve as we have worked out modalities for the smooth actualization of this goal.You can indicate your interest by sending me your full names, address, telephone and fax numbers through email for more information.


Rasaq Mustapha

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