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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: Miss Beauty Musa <beauty_musa@voila.fr>
Reply-To: beautymusa20@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:16:05 +0000
Subject: Dearest

Dearest

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we haven't known or
come across each other before considering the fact that I sourced your
email contact through the Internet in search of trusted person who can
assist me.

I am Beauty Musa Jammeh 24 years old female from the Republic of Gambia,
the Daughter of Late Major Musa Jammeh. My late father was Principal
Protection Officer to President Yahya Jammeh. He died on the 19 Nov 2007
at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital following an illness at Sukuta
Village, Kombo North Gambia.

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am
receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late
father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my
beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but she hide away
my international passport and other valuable documents. Luckily she did
not discover where I kept my father's File which contained important
documents. Now I am presently staying in the Mission Refugee camp in
Burkina Faso. I am seeking for long term relationship and investment
assistance. My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$ 6.5
Million in one bank in Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin. I had
contacted the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told me
that being a refugee, my status according to the local law does not
authorize me to carry out the operation. However, he advised me to provide
a trustee who will stand on my behalf. I had wanted to inform my
stepmother about this deposit but I am afraid that she will not offer me
anything after the release of the money.

Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the money into
your bank account while I will relocate to your country and settle down
with you. As you indicated your interest to help me I will give you the
account number and the contact of the bank where my late beloved father
deposited the money with my name as the next of kin. It is my intention to
compensate you with 20% of the total money for your assistance and the
balance shall be my investment in any profitable venture which you will
recommend to me as have no any idea about foreign investment. Please all
communications should be through email for confidential purposes.

Thanking you a lot in anticipation of your quick response. I will give you
details in my next mail after receiving your acceptance mail to help me.

Yours sincerely
Miss Beauty Musa Jammeh

Sorry if you received this letter in your spam, Due to recent connection
error here in the country.

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