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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 Massarah" <mm415me@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: musa_massarah2006@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:38:14 -0500
Subject: Inheritance Proposal.................................Mccrory

Dear Mccrory ,

With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings,and I hope this mail
meets you in good time.


However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not
met personally or had any dealings in the past,I humbly ask that you take
due consideration of its importance and immense benefit.

I duly apologise for infringing on your privacy, if this contact is not
acceptable to you as I make this proposal to you as a person of integrity,
please discard it honourably.


I am Barrister.Musa Massarah, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to late Engr S.B Mccrory a foreigner who used to work with SHELL an Oil
Servicing Company here in Ghana, and he was the principal owner and Director
of DALLARS CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTAINANCE INC. here in Republic of Ghana with
its branches at Togo and Cotonou in Benin Republic. Herein aftershall be
referred to as my client.

On the 18th of December 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter
travelled to their country IRAN on holiday and unfotunantely, they were
involved in an Earthquake which occoured in Bam on the 26th of December 2003
in IRAN which claim about 25 thousand lives in the Earthquake.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatrating the fund valued at US$18.5
million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were
deposited.

The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official
working days. I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities
for transfer.I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to
back you up for claim.


All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me through this mail box or my telephone number
+233.246.692.698.

Best Regards.

Barrister.Musa Massarah

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