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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: "malusi.bala" <malusi.bala@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:28:02 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Good day , Happy New Year!

Good day , Happy New Year!
My name is Malusi and am 21 yrs old, a daughter of late Chairman of Sudan,
small scale Miners Association.
I' m soliciting for an immediate assistance of a very reliable, foreign
partner who will not betray me over some huge sum of monies inherited from my
father as he strictly advised me before he finally passed away that i should
seek an assistant of a reliable foreign Investor partner in the Asia continent
and have the funds invested in abroad for better profits yielding.
My father died recently, out of an acute heart problem, living with me his
proposed foreign Investment fund ($5.5 Million US. Dollars) secured in a
Diplomatic Box plus a Treasure box with content value 25kilos of alluvial gold
dust deposited in a private Security Company in Accra the Capital City of
Ghana, where i' m currently on transit.
Right now, I 'have concluded all the necessary arrangements with the Security
Company, to redeem the Box, for onward transfer to whom i will present as my
late father's foreign beneficiary partner for partnership investments.
Although, it is my desire to go into property Investment or any other areas of
your choice you may advise.

In my next email to you, i will send you the picture of the gold in the
storage and every other thing you need to know about.

So please if, you’re interested to assist in this regards, do kindly, get in
touch with me upon receipt, of this message by return Email to enable me know
my next line of action.
My email address is malusi.bala@qq.com
Your earliest response will highly be appreciated.

Thank you and God Bless.
Malusi Bala

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