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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. Musa Tafida" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <musatafidaa@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 04:02:35 +0300
Subject: RE; RESPONSE

My dear,
 
 
I am reaching out to you in great pains of loosing my wife, four children, our maid and mother inlaw to Boko Haram Bomb blast at Nyanya Park Abuja on 14th April 2014 you can google and confirm things yourself. Its the same Boko Haram that abducted 230 female students of the Government Girls School Chibok - Borno State.
 
 
Mr. Musa Tafida is my name and I am a Maintenance Engineer with Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Depot in Maiduguri Borno State. I have lost everything in one day and not ready to continue living in this country again.
 
 
I need a trusted foreigner like you to assist me in receiving the sum of $24.2million which is my share from backdoor oil deals, its difficult to move the fund through the banking sector here because as government personnel, we're not allowed to operate foreign bank accounts but I have succeeded in moving the funds through Presidential Diplomatic Courier and it has successfully arrived in Europe now.
 
 
All I need is your honest co-operation to contact the Diplomat in Europe and receive the packages of the funds for me and I'm ready to give you 40% of the fund. Once you receive the fund, I 'll come over to your country and start a new life there with my 60% of the fund.
 
 
If you are honest and understand the pains I'm undergoing now, you should provide your details through the email address below and give me full assurance on your honesty.
 
1: Your full names:
2: Your address:
 
3: Your profession
 
4: Your contact phone numbers
 
5: Name of the nearest airport to your place.
 
 
 
 
I am waiting for your timely response and please do not notify my office about this fund, its from a backdoor oil deal and my office must not know about it.
 
Thank you.
 
Mr. Musa Tafida

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