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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 <mrsmadinadauda1999@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmadinadauda2011@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:06:43 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I AM WAITING TO HERE FROM YOU.




From Mrs. Madina Dauda,
Bill and Exchange Manager,
Bank of Africa (B.O.A)
Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso . Dear Friend,

                                                Very Confidential

I am MRS.MADINA DAUDA; Manager of bill and exchange at theforeignremittance department of Bank of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso.I would like you to indicate your interest to receive the transfer of US$15.6Million.I will like you to stand as the next of  kin to my late client(MR. PAULLOUIS) who died along with His entire family in 6th December 2003 ina planecrash.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting hisnext of  kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot releaseitunless somebody applies for as next of  kin or relation to the deceasedasindicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that allhissupposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the planecrashleaving nobody behind for the claim.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such moneyremainedunclaimed after Eight to Nine years an above, the money will betransferredinto the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. I agree that 40 % of thismoney will be for you as foreign partner in respect to the provision of aforeign 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 ornextof  kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bankaccountnumber, your private telephone and fax number for easy andeffectivecommunication and location where the money will be remitted. Upon receiptofyour reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application.Iwill not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch freeandthat you should no entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangementshavebeen made for the transfer.

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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