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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: Mussa Lbraham <lbrahammussa@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:56:43 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Assalam alekuim


Lloyds TSB Group plc
25 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7HN
United Kingdom
 
Dear Shareddi,
 
Assalam alekuim,
 
How are you my good friend? Hope all is well with you and your entired family.I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
contract has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from London who financed the project to a logical conclusion.I thank you for your
great effort to our unfinished project due to one reason or the other best known to you.But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the
fund out from my bank to my new partner's account in London who was capable of assisting me in this great venture.Due to your past effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed during the course of the project.I want to compensate you and show my gratitude
to you with the sum of $800,000.00 I have left a Certified International VISA MASTERCARD for you worth of $800,000.00 cash-able at any automatic teller machine in your country.please kindly contact barrister Fred Daniel of (Oxfordchambers) who is presently in Naija.
 
Oxfordchambers.
Telephone: +234 8187 843886.
E-mail: oxfordchamber@ymail.com
Contact Person:Barrister Fred Daniel Esq
 
SEE THE CODE OF VISA MASTERCARD OWNERSHIP DETAILS
Issued By: Dr. Johnson koffi
Type : Visa Master-card
Master-card Number: 5359 2029 1225 3729
Amount : $800,000.00
Colour: Blue.
 
Tell the barrister to send you the total $800,000.00 which I kept for your Compensation for using your personal data to secure the necessary approvals and
your attempts to assist me on the project. Therefore, you should send him your telephone number inclusive of your current information mailing address where
you want him to send the VISA MASTERCARD to you.I am rewarding you with a token of $800,000.00 because you deserve it for your past assistance which i can't forget.Note: I will not been checking my email regularly because of another contract project i have at hand now,So please contact him now so that your Certified International Visa Master Card will not expire.
 
Thanks and God bless.
Mr. lbraham Mussa.
 
 
 
 

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