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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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Fraud email example:

From: "harrifaliba1@adinet.com.uy" <harrifaliba1@adinet.com.uy>
Reply-To: harifaliba01@accountant.com
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:51:29 -0300 (UYT)
Subject: URGENT PLEASE



Dear friend
I want to transfer to overseas ($10,300,000.00USD)Ten million three hundred thousand United States of American dollars only) from a Bank in Burkina Faso.

So,i want to ask you to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will
be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new
Bank account immediately to receive this money,even an empty bank account can
serve to receive this money,as long as you will remain honest to me till the end
of this important business, trusting in you and believing in God that you will
never let me down either now or in future.

I am Mr harrif Aliba,the Auditor General of a bank in Burkina Faso, during the course of our auditing,I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank for years and nobody is operated on this account again,after going through some old files in the records
I discovered that the owner of the account died without a [heir] hence the money
is floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is MR.HAJI EL JAMAL ZOUE,a foreigner,and an
Industrialist, who died since 2003 and no other person knows about this account
or anything concerning it,the account has no other beneficiary.

The amount involved is ($10,300,000,000) Ten million three hundred United
States of American Dollars only.I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here,without valid international foreign passport,but it canonly be approved to a foreigner with valid international passport or driveing license and foreign bank account because the money is in US DOLLARS and the
former owner of the account MR.HAJI EL JAMAL ZOUE is a foreigner too, and the
money can only be approved into a foreign bank account.

However, we will sign a binding agreement, to bind us together.
Also I want you to know that am revealing this business to you with believe in
God that you will never let me down in this business, you are the first and the
only person that I am contacting for this business, so please reply urgently so
that I will inform you on the next step to take urgently.

Send also your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
I want us to meet face to face if possible to build confidence and trust and to
sign a binding agreement that will bind us together before transferring the
money to any account of your choice where the fund will be safe before i fly to
your country for withdrawal,sharing and investments.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is
ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of
this account, which I will give to you,upon your positive response and once I am
convinced that you are capable and will meet up with instructions.I need your
strong assurance that you will never,never betray me or let me down.

With my influence and the position of the bank official,i can transfer this
money to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with
assurance that this money will be intact pending until my physical arrival in
your country for sharing.I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately
we receive this money into your bank account and leaving no trace to any place
and to build confidence you can come immediately to discuss with me face to face
after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly
back to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the
account.

I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you
are ready to act and receive this fund in your account.
I will use my position and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward
transfer of this money to your bank account with appropriate clearance from the
relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be
given 40% of the total amount,
60% will be for me.
contact me via my private email address below
harifaliba01@accountant.com
Regards and God Blessed.
Yours Brother
Mr Harrif aliba

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