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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: "Dr. Usman El Mustaffa" <mackdavis52@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mustaelusmann2020@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:00:35 +0100
Subject: From Dr.Usman El Mustaffa

Dear Sir,

My name is Dr.Usman El Mustaffa and presently working as a consultant and
financial investment adviser. Basically part of my work is that I get
consulted by very rich individuals, politicians, corporate Execs,
top-notch people in the oil world, who have funds to invest.

Presently, I have an investor looking for a competent partner or
company owners to work with that can guarantee a good return on
investment(ROI).My client will open to provide the funding to finance
startups, business idea & projects, researches & developments as well
as business expansion & mergers

Please revert for more information if you find the subject matter interesting.
Best regards.
Dr. Usman El Mustaffa
Email: mustaffausman1945@gmail.com

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