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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.HARUNA MUSA" <oofficial14123713@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrharunamusam@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2022 20:11:43 +0100
Subject: MR. HARUNA MUSA

I am MR. HARUNA MUSA the Executive Director with the GUARANTY TRUST
BANK I have an urgent and confidential business proposal for you. I
got your
information in my search for reliable partners who can assist me
actualize this arrangement.

PROPOSAL:

On June 6, 1999, an American oil merchant and Contractor ALBERT SEN
DALY made a numbered time Fixed) Deposit for twelve(12)calendar
months, valued at US$28,000,000.00 (Twenty-Eight Million United states
Dollars) in my branch.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, that he died in Swissair Plane
crash on Monday the 7th of September 2009 GMT 14:22 UK while they were
flying from New York to Geneva.

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a
WILL and all attempts to trace his NEXT OF KIN were fruitless. I
therefore made further investigation and discovered that ALBERT SEN
DALY did not declare any KIN OR RELATIONS IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HER BANK DEPOSIT PAPER WORK IN MY BANK.

This sum of US$28,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of
each year. NO PERSON WILL EVER COME FORWARD TO CLAIM IT. According to
OUR FINANCIAL LAW, at the expiration of 25 (TWENTY FIVE) YEARS, the
money will revert to the ownership of the GOVERNMENT OF THIS COUNTRY
IF NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUND.

Consequently, my proposal is that I WANT YOU TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT
OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND DEPOSIT SO THAT THE FUND CAN BE
RELEASED TO YOU FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT. If you will assist me, send
down the following information’s. I will require them for operation.

1: YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS

2: YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

3: YOUR AGE.

5: YOUR OCCUPATION.

FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, YOU WILL BE ADEQUATELY COMPENSATED WITH ( 40%) OF
THE TOTAL SUM. (55%) WILL BE MY OWN SHARE WHILE (5%) WILL BE SET ASIDE
TO COVER ALL INCIDENTAL EXPENSES MADE BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD BEFORE
CONCLUSION OF THIS DEAL.

THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE as all the paper works that will be
required to effect this fund transfer will be obtained from the
Federal ministry / high court of justice by an Attorney hear in
Nigeria, and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this arrangement.

More so, ALL ASPECTS OF THIS TRANSACTION ( FROM THE FIRST TO THE LAST
), WILL BE CONDUCTED LEGALLY in such a manner that it will not
constitute a breach of the law either in your country or in mine.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ASSISTING ME IN THIS TRANSACTION, PLEASE
REPLY IMMEDIATELY FOR DETAILS. This has to do with fund transfer and
consequently requires speed.

Upon your response, I SHALL PROVIDE YOU WITH DETAILS ON HOW WE CAN
SUCCESSFULLY ACTUALIZE THIS DEAL, I SHALL ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH
DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO THIS FUND DEPOSIT THAT WILL HELP YOU
UNDERSTAND THIS TRANSACTION BETTER.

Please realize that the confidentiality of this arrangement must be
maintained from now, and even after the successful completion of this
deal. I WILL MEET WITH YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AFTER THE
FUND HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO YOU, AND ALSO DISCUSS INVESTMENT POTENTIALS
AS I WILL LIKE TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE.

Awaiting your urgent reply through this email address :()

Thanks and God bless.



Best regards,

MR.HARUNA MUSA
Executive Director
Guaranty Trust Bank.

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