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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: "Usman Sunmoyo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mssmnmn27@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:33:18 +0400
Subject: SALAAM,WAIT FOR URGENT REPLY

Salaam,
 
I am Musa Usman Sunmoyo, from Liberia, My father is an oil Exporter in our country, Is one of the rich man in Liberia in our country and he died in war happen in our country last, And I am his only son, And my father have a three wife And he told me that he have keep some money for me in security company for save keeping before he died. And he told me that are should used the money for any business that I like to do before he died, And  because of my father two wife, Since five month later I moved from Liberia to stay in Neighbouring country because they are after my life,
 
And the money is in security  company in Europe for saved keeping, Which I will like you to assist me to received the money in your country on behalf and used it for investment together, In the area of any investment in your country, A very good business as a means of investment abroad. My preference is any good profit yielding business and I would appreciate any good ideas you could come up with.
 
And I can instruct the company to moved the money to you in your country for the  investment you will advice to do in your country for you to stand as  the owner of the investment in your country. And I promise to give you 20% of the money,For the assistance you will render to me in your country for the investment in your country and the share of the profit after the Investment will be share by 70-30. And I will like you to be a trusted person to me, You are therefore advised to send the following information to me. Full name,  Country,  Contact Address,  Telephone Number, Marital Status,  Occupation, Company,
and  Age
So that I can forward it to the security company that the money was kept for saved keeping, That you are my beneficiary to received the money on my behalf in your country. Known that in all your assistance you are getting a reasonable percentage and of which you are standing as the owner of this project. I will appreciate if you can positively respond to me on this aspect with your full interest and willingness to giving some advice in area we can invest this Fund Whatever your decision, I wait for a Urgent Reply,
 
Masalam
Musa Usman Sunmoyo.

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