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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: ego musa <egomusa2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:50:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE:{Spam?} URGENT FROM ME




Dear Hedda Osterder,

Thanks to your email, As a matter of fact i dont still understand you againg please if you know you dont want to help me receive this fund please let me know on time so that i will look for another pesion who can help, what information do you still need from me again or you dont understand money transfer again why must you ask me abute TV show please you must have to be fast in this transfer what you must do now is to contact the bank and get back to me as soon as you do that okay stop asking all this okasy.

Waiting for your good reply just contact the bank for me as the next of kin to this fund i promise you that all the document that will back up this transfer i will get all in your name.

Thanks and God bless.

Mohamed Adoh.

Thank you very much for your first-rate reply.

Can you also answer me this: am I truly permitted to handle this as I am a church employee?

Kindly let me know some information about yourself: what TV shows do you like to view?

It would be nice if you would kindly reply? I would wish for something helpful from you.

Kind wishes,

Hedda

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