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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: "Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Musah" <honthompsonabel@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ar.binmusa@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:48:50 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?My_Dear_I_have_called_you_all_Day=2E_Pls_go_through_th?=
=?UTF-8?Q?is_email_and_get_back_to_me_immeidately=E2=80=8F?=

Deputy Commissioner.
Offices of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Abdullah Bin Rawtha Street, Kafar Suseh Damascus, Syria.

My Dearest Friend,
I will not address your name here for reason of confidentiality of
this message till you respond, Sequel to my previous mail I sent to
you via post, which returned as Undeliverable, I write again via email
to inform you about my position as a current serving carrier diplomat
with United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees- (UNHCR) Damascus,
Syria, where the situation is like a volcano.

Listen, am not going to waste your time over this Executive Decision
of UNHCR Damascus Operations, to assist Mrs. Asma al-Assad wife of
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, safe guide the Educational feature
of their three children with a deposit sum of USD57Million liquidated
from bank into cash-out to avoid confiscation by International
community and sanctions on Elites of Syria ruling families, these I
had in my position in cash, Gold items and other valuable Belongings
to Mrs. Asma al-Assad wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. We
will move it for safety the USD87Million was converted to Cash-bond of
$100 bill in a trunk box to secured place.

Can I trust and count on you to pick it up under percentage
arrangement of 30/5/65 and deploy the remaining 65% into profitable
venture for next 10years when it will be needed. I know your
capability and Expertise to handle this Fund that is I00% free from
any encumbrances and lien.

As soon as I receive your interest in this proposal, I will not
hesitate to furnish you with full details on anything you wish to know
concerning this transaction even as the currencies were packed for
your perusal.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Musah
Deputy Commissioner.
Contact e-mail: ar-binmusa@outlook.com
Offices of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Abdullah Bin Rawtha Street, Kafar Suseh Damascus, Syria.


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