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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: "magret salam" <magret_salam_ouga9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: magret_salam21@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:03:15 +0000
Subject: THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR FAMILY.

FROM MRS MAGRET SALAM.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGA-BURKINA FASO

PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE CAREFULLY.

I KNOW THIS PROPOSAL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE EXPECIALLY WHEN YOU DO
NOT KNOW ME, WHEN I WAS SEACHING IN OURCHAMBER OF COMMENCE AND INDUSTRY HERE
IN BURKINA-FASO, I COME ACCROSS
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND I DECIDE TO CONTACT YOU TO BE MY PARTINER IN THIS
TRANSACTION.

I AM MAGRET SALAM (MRS) STAFF OF BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUGADOUGOU,BURKINA-FASO. I FIND YOUR CONTACT IN MY PRIVATE SEARCHING IN
CHAMBER OF COMMENCE AND INDUSTRY HERE IN BURKINA-FASO, AND I WANT TO BELIEVE
THAT YOU WILL BE HONEST, COMMITTED
AND CAPABLE OF ASSISTING ME IN THIS TRANSACTION.

LET ME EXPLAIN THE SOURCE OF THIS FUNDS AND WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DO, MR
ANDREASE SCHRANNER.IS OUR OLD CUSTOMER IN THE BANK BEFORE HE DIED AND HE WAS
A GOLD MERCHANT, INDUSTRIALIST AND CONTRACTOR.

MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER IS FROM MUNICH, GERMANY DIED WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON
31,JULY,2002,IN A PLANE CRASH.

MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER BANKED WITH US AND HAS A CLOSING BALANCE ACCOUNTAS AT
JULY 2000 WORTH $22.4M (TWENTY TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND USD).WHICH
BANK,NOW EXPECTS A NEXT-OF-KIN TO CLAIM AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS,
EFFORTS HAS BEEN MADE BY BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE
ANDREAS'S FAMILY OR RELATIVE BUT TO NO SUCCESS.

BASED ON THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE MR.ANDREAS
NEXT-OF-KIN, THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE CHAIRMAN AND THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE MAKING
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNDS TO BE DECLARE UNCLAIMED AND CHANNELED TO AN
UNKNOWN ACCOUNT.

IT IS BASED ON THIS THAT I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ACT AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN OF
LATE MR.ANDREAS SO THAT THE FUNDS, WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY AND THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED.

ALL INFORMATIONS, AND PROOF TO ENABLE US GET THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY
WORKED OUT AS I HAVE SECURED FROM THE DIFFERENT OFFICES CONCERNED FOR THE
SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT. YOU BEEN THE OWNER OF
THE ACCOUNT WILL BE HAVE SHARE OF 40% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WHILE I WILL
TAKE 55% AND 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES BOTH LOCALLY AND
INTERNATIONAL,IF YOU AGRRE I WILL SEND TO YOU THE ONLINE TEXT OF APPLICATION
INWICH YOU WILL FILL AND SEND TO BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN, THE BANK
MANNAGEMENT WILL IDENTIFY YOU OFFICIALLY AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR ANDREAS.

PLEASE, YOUR URGENT REPLY NEEDED TO ENABLE US COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, I
WILL SEND TO YOU THE ONLINE TEXT OF APPLICATION INWHICH YOU WILL FILL AND
SEND TO THE BANK, THIS WILL IDENTIFY YOU AS NEXT OF KIN TO MR.ANDREAS
SCHRANNER.

I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU TO ENABLE ME SEND TO YOU THE ONLINE TEXT
OF APPLICATION INWHICHYOU WILL FILL AND FORWARD TO BANK, FOR THE
COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRANSACTION.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR FAMILY.

MY REGARDS TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS M. SALAM.

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