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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: Danbappa <alhajiab@mail.ru>
Reply-To: alhajia.b_danbapa@yahoo.de
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:42:36 +0200
Subject: YOU ARE THE NEXT OF KIN OF US$10.8MILLION DOLLARS


YOU ARE THE NEXT OF KIN OF US$10.8MILLION DOLLARS

This is to officially inform you that late Mr. Al Naim Adel M., a Saudi
Arabia citizen left a metal box worth US$10.8MILLION USD CASH and 50kg of
gold bars with a courier company=C2=A0 where I'm working and no name or con=
tact
of the beneficiary is on the box since two years of his death.

I got to know when I scanned the box and I kept the secret with me, but
there are many limitations to my approach to the box, except you the
foreign beneficiary can apply for it as the beneficiary or next of kin and
I will do my best to make sure the box is claimed

MCS has waited for long and I alone has the details to the knowledge of the
box now but I can't claim it without a foreigner, the beneficiary to
officially apply for the metal box of 50kg gold bars and the money. BUT,
WHEN YOU WANT TO APPLY, APPLY FOR YOUR GOLD BARS only as the product.

The courier company knows the content of the box as gold bars only and they
are not aware of the cash in the box, but I know and I can't claim it
unless you contact the company with your email to confirm the next of kin
of the metal box, that is my problem.

You are hereby advice to send me your details below:

FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
MOBILE NUMBER:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
SEX:
AGE:

Once I receive the above details from you, I will send you the website of
the courier company to contact them for delivery to you or you come in
person. Note, the appliction fee is US$350 dollars, then the file will be
open and then processed for delivery to you.

Note, you and I will share the money 50/50 percent once you receive the
gold and the money which I'm counting on your honesty.

I was a close friend of late Mr. Al Naim Adel M when he was using our
company for gold bars deliveries to his customers in Asia.,and that is why
I got to know about this money and the gold as I was monitoring the goods
since he deposited it and never come back again until his death was heard
or announced to us.

Best Regards,
Alhaji A.B. Danbappa,
Insurance Affairs, MCS.
Tel:+22965133518
--
LET US SHARE US$10.8MILLION DOLLARS

This is to officially inform you that late Mr. Al Naim Adel M., a
Saudi Arabia citizen left a metal box worth US$10.8MILLION USD CASH
and 50kg of gold bars with a courier company where I'm working and no
name or contact of the beneficiary is on the box since two years of
his death.

I got to know when I scanned the box and I kept the secret with me,
but there are many limitations to my approach to the box, except you
the foreign beneficiary can apply for it as the beneficiary or next of
kin and I will do my best to make sure the box is claimed

MCS has waited for long and I alone has the details to the knowledge
of the box now but I can't claim it without a foreigner, the
beneficiary to officially apply for the metal box of 50kg gold bars
and the money. BUT, WHEN YOU WANT TO APPLY, APPLY FOR YOUR GOLD BARS
only as the product.

The courier company knows the content of the box as gold bars only and
they are not aware of the cash in the box, but I know and I can't
claim it unless you contact the company with your email to confirm the
next of kin
of the metal box, that is my problem.

You are hereby advice to send me your details below:

FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
MOBILE NUMBER:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
SEX:
AGE:

Once I receive the above details from you, I will send you the website
of the courier company to contact them for delivery to you or you come
in person. Note, the appliction fee is US$350 dollars, then the file
will be open and then processed for delivery to you.

Note, you and I will share the money 50/50 percent once you receive
the gold and the money which I'm counting on your honesty.

I was a close friend of late Mr. Al Naim Adel M when he was using our
company for gold bars deliveries to his customers in Asia.,and that is
why I got to know about this money and the gold as I was monitoring
the goods since he deposited it and never come back again until his
death was heard or announced to us.

Best Regards,
Alhaji A.B. Danbappa,
Insurance Affairs, MCS.
Tel:+22965133518

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