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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: "Musa Faruk" <musafaruk01@o2.pl>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:05:54 +0000
Subject: very urgent

My Dear ,
How do you do?
It is with great Confident that I send this unsolicited message to seek your
consent and partnership, I am Barrister Musa Faruk ESQ, well known as(San)
senior advocate of Nigeria.I am presently Here in Nigeria I want you to
receive trapped $60 Million USD,I am the attorney
to late general Sanni Abacha family, The former Nigeria Head of State who
died on the 8th of August 19/98, before his death and now i am thier
personal lawyer The present Government have intensified probe into Abacha
looted funds and they arrested the son Ibrahim for conspiracy to sabotage ,I
battle with my associates to get him out on bail, while the case is still
pending he was placed on house arrest .Alhaji Ibrahim abacha is the eldest
son of Abacha,he gave me the mandate to convert thier landed properties to
cash, The sale of the properties have accrued $60 Million USD , This cash is
trapped here because of our
government probations into his finance ,the only way that i will move the
Funds out is the Reason why I am contacting you to receive this cash , you
will
provide me your information's,I will send them to the bank, they will use
your informations to deposit the fund in a Bank in cotonou Benin Republic
with your name and address,then the Bank will now know you as the full
bona-fide/beneficiary of the fund.and it will enable you clear the fund from
the Bank.

i have made all arrangements down a format that will not course bridge of
the law,no risk involve,you should send your complete informations with
phone/fax numbers immediately. i Assure you as soon as i receive your detail
i will definitely put thing in order,then i will now send you with the
details of the Bank with the deposit certificate issue by the Bank in your
favour ok. Although we have not meet,i got your contacts from vip files in
the internet beliving that you are capable to handle this magnitude of fund,
i want up hold the Trust and confident i Reposed in you. we share the cash
50% percent each,any expenses that will occure will be shared equaly by both
parties,i am waiting for your urgent reply, this is a matter of urgency, .i
Refer u to this site below;
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/909972.s
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Musa Faruk(San)





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