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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: <hgamel1000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Array: ;
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:52:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I expect your urgent communication




>From the desk of Mr. Hadith Gamel,

The auditor in charge of foreign remittance unit,

Bank of Africa (BOA).

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.



Dear friend,



I presumed that all is well with you and your family. Please let this

not be a surprised message to you because i got your contact

information from the international directory few weeks ago before i

decided to contact you on this magnitude and lucrative transaction for

our present and future survival in life. Moreover, I have laid all the

solemn trust in you before i decided to disclose this successful and

confidential transaction to you.



I am the auditor in charge of foreign remittance unit of our

bank and i decided to contact you for this financial transaction worth

eight million three hundred thousand us dollars (8.3m) for our

present and future success. This is an abandoned fund that belongs to

one of our bank foreign customers who died along with his entire

family through plane crash few years ago.



Meanwhile, I was very fortunate to come across the deceased file when

i was arranging the old and abandoned customers file in other to sign

and submit to the entire bank management for an official re

documentation and audit of the year against 2010.



Be informed clearly that it was stated in our foreign banking rules and

regulations which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains

unclaimed till the period of ten years started from the date the

beneficiary died, the money will be transferred into the bank treasury as

unclaimed fund. However, it is not authorizes by the rules guiding our

bank for a citizen of Burkina Faso to make the claim of the fund

unless you are a foreigner no matter the country.



So the request of you as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the

claim and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank

account as the next of kin to the deceased. when the fund is

transferred into your account 40% will be for you in respect of all

your assistance for the transfer of the fund into your account and

provision of the bank account where the bank will remit the fund, 55%

will be for me being the pioneer of the business while the rest 5%

will be shared to respectable organizations such as charity and the

destitute homes around us in the world.



If you are really sure of your trustworthiness, accountability and

confidentiality on this transaction contact me and accept not to

change your mind to cheat or disappoint me when the funds are

transferred into your account. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate banking arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. So, reply for the assurance with your telephone and fax numbers to facilitate easy communication. As soon as you reply, i will let you know the next step and procedure to follow in order to finalize this transaction

successfully.



I expect your urgent communication.



Yours sincerely,

Mr. Hadith Gamel.

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