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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: Salif Musa <salif.musa2019@gmail.com>
Reply-To: salif.musa211@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2020 14:11:29 +0100
Subject: CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS

FROM: DR SALIF MUSA.
BILL & EXCHANGE MANAGER
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA.

My dear I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a
huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a
transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and
worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the
day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.

PROPOSITION; I discovered an abundant sum of $15.6M (Fifteen Million
Six Hundred thousand United States Dollars) in an account that belongs
to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family.
Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward
to lay claims to this money as the heir. I cannot release the fund
from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin
to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a
next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully
worked out by me for the funds $15.6M(Fifteen Million Six Hundred
thousand United states Dollars) to be released in your favour as the
beneficiary's next of kin. It may interest you to note that I have
secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of
deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in
acceptance of my mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the
following;

1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.

These requirements will enable me file a letter of claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before
the transfer can be made. I shall be compensating you with $6.24
Million Dollars on final conclusion of this project, while the rest
$9.36Million shall be for me. Your share stays with you while the rest
shall be for me for investment purposes in your country.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of
the trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent email. Reply in
my alternative email address (salif.musa211@gmail.com) for
confidential reasons

Regards,
Yours faithfully,
DR Salif Musa.

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