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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- barrsanusimustafa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Avishek Kumar Shaw" <avisheks@godrej.com>
Reply-To: barrsanusimustafa@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:17:07 +0530
Subject: Treat And Consider

Greetings Dear,

My Name is Mr. Sanusi Mustafa(Esq), a Private lawyer to Late Engr. Bashir S. Amin,
a national of your country, who used to work as the Director of petroliers

(Chevron/Texaco S.A.R.L.) an Oil and Gas Company here in Benin Republic. On 31st of
July 2010 my client and his family were involved in a car accident and

unfortunately they lost their lives. My client had an account valued to about the sum
of $12.5M (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) with his

Bank here in Benin Republic, which the management just informed about 3 months ago and
as his lawyer,now considering the fact that you have the same name and are of

same nationality with my late client, I need to use your help and present you as the
next of kin to my late client so that this amount will be paid to you as the

beneficiary, then you and i will share it 50% to you and 50% to me.

I will need you to send to me your information, direct to my email box
(barrsanusimustafa@gmail.com ) so that I can be able to send more details/information
on the

transaction to you for a clarification and understanding of what is needed for this
transaction.

Your Names:..........
Address:.............
Phone numbers:.......
E-mail ID:...........

Hope to hear from you.

Thanks and God Bless
Barr. Sanusi Mustafa.
H.A. Legal Consultants,
Porto Novo, Republic of Benin. Contacts:
E-mail: barrsanusimustafa@gmail.com

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