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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: "mrs.madina dauda" <mrsmadinadauda@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmadinadauda1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 15:13:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I NEED REPLY ME IMMEDIATALY.




FROMMRS.MADINA DAUDA,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA- (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

Dear Friend,

                                           CONFIDENTIAL

I am MRS.MADINA DAUDA; Manager of bill and exchange at the foreignremittancedepartment of Bank of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.Iwould like you to indicate your interest to receive the transfer ofUS$15.6Million. I will like you to stand as the next of kin to my late client(MR.PAUL LOUIS) who died along with His entire family in 6th December 2003 inaplane crash.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next ofkinto come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unlesssomebodyapplies for as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated inourbanking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed nextofkin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leavingnobodybehind for the claim.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remainedunclaimedafter Eight to Nine years an above, the money will be transferredinto the Banktreasury as unclaimed fund. I agree that 40 % of this money willbe for you asforeign partner in respect to the provision of a foreign account,and while 60 %would be for me.

There after I will visit your country for disbursement according tothepercentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of thisfundto you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relations or nextofkin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number,yourprivate telephone and fax number for easy and effective communicationandlocation where the money will be remitted. Upon receipt of your reply, Iwillsend to you by fax or email the text of the application. I will not failtobring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you shouldnoentertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made forthetransfer.

I will not fail to bring to your notice this transaction is hitch-free andthatyou should not entertain any atom of fear as all required Arrangementshavebeen made for the transfer, please treat this business with utmostconfidentialityand you should contact me immediately as soon as you receivethis letter.

Please make sure you keep this transaction as your top secret and makeitconfidential till we receive the fund into the account that you will providetothe Bank. Don't disclose it to any body, because the secrecy ofthistransaction is as well as the success of it.

I am waiting to hear from you urgently.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs.Madina Dauda,




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