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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: "Imran Mustafa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imranmustafa154@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 03:30:23 +0200
Subject: 5/11/2012

Imran Mustafa
Business Development Manager
Islamic Bank Of Britain,
Registration No. 4483430.
IBB Luton Agency
41 King Street
Luton
LU1 2DW



Sir,


I, Imran Musta Mustafa, Business Development Manager, Islamic Bank Of Britain wish to notify you once again despite several other messages I sent to you, that I have nominated you as a front to Stand in as a beneficiary of the total sum of (Twenty One Million U S Dollars) presently floating in a special vault of the Islamic Bank Of Britain here in London. I contacted you because you bear the same surname with the deceased owner of the account who died during the revolution that toppled Late. Col.Ghadafi in Lybia. Name of deceased "witheld now" for security reasons.

I have the administrative power to influence other members of the Panel of Board of Directors to approve the release of this fund in your name as the "NEXT oF kIN" to the Deceased.


Your share will be 50% which is $10.464 Million U S Dollars. My share is $10.464 Million U S Dollars. Total cost for payment process has been worked out and calculated to be $72,000, which is for documentattion and legal representation fee. We shall share the cost based on our sharing modality.Please note that this processing cost shall be put together by both of us ready before the commencement of the transaction process to avoid unecessary misunderstanding and delay.

I kindly request you send your private telephone number, your official or residential address and a valid form of identification of yourself, either your driver License or International Passport to start the claim process. I want to
assure you that the claim procedure will follow "Due Paymeht Process Stipulated by Laws of International Monetary Regulation Policy" Also proper documentations for a clean record establishing source of fund as an inherittance bequeated to you by your late relative shall all be secured and sent to you for your record.


Expecting your urgent response this time.



Yours faithfully


Imran Mustafa
Business Development Manager

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