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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: "Mr. Daniel J. Margo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr_daniel_margo@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 00:43:00 +0400
Subject: Beneficiary

>From the desk of. Mr Musa Alli
Director,international remittance
Foreign operations dept,
 
Dear:Beneficiary
 
This is to notify you that your over due  inheritance funds has been gazetted to be released, via key telex transfer(ktt )-direct wire
transfer to you by the Senate for foreign over  due fund transfer.Meanwhile,a woman came to my  office few days ago
 
with a letter,claiming to  be your true representative. Here are her information:
 
Name Mary John
Bank name: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Account number: 10893412
 
Once again we are not playing over this, I know my reason for the continuous sending of this notification to you, the fact is that you
can't seem to trust any one again over this payment For what you have been in cantered in many months ago, but I
 
want you to trust me, I cannot scam you for $155.55 it is for bank processing of your payment, the fees of $155.55 is clearly written to
you before, I did not invent the bill to defraud you of $155.55 it is official bank payment processing fee, and the
 
good part of this, is that you will never, ever be disturbed againover any kind of payment, this is final, and the  forms from there
becomes effective once we submit your payment application processing fee and pay the form fee of $155.55 I don't want
 
you to loose this fund this time, because you may never get another such good opportunity, the federal government is keen and very
determined to pay your overdue debts, this is not a fluke, I would not want you to loose this fund out of ignorance, I
 
will send you all the documents as soon as bank payment processing fee is paid, you have to trust me, you will get your fund, find a way to
settle $155.55, instead it will bring your financial breakthrough,find the money and send it to our bursary.The
 
reason why am sending you this,is  because i want you to receive your USD10.7M immediately we are trying to round up for this payment
program.
 
Please do reconfirm to this office ,as a matter of urgency if this woman is  from you so the bank Will not be held  responsible for
paying into the wrong   account name.You should forward all your information
 
1 Your full name and address
2 Your phone and fax number
3 Your state id
 
Congratulations in advance
 
Sincerely,
Mr Musa Alli  
Federal Government of Nigeria
Director,international remittance
Foreign operations dep
Cell phone +2348108488288
mrmusaalli@gmail.com
 

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