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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: MARK HARRY <mark_harry900@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 11:18:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Dr.Mark Harry:Auditing Manerger


Dear Friend,

How are you, I hope fine?

My name is Dr.Mark Harry:Auditing Manerger of Ecobank of of burkina faso,
May I kindly seek for noble kind attention?

I will be very glad if you do assist me to relocate this sum of (US$8.5m) Million dollars to your bank account for the benefit of both of us.

Honestly, I cannot operate it alone without using a Foreigner who will stand as a beneficiary to the money, that is why I decided to contact you seeking your help and assist, so we can smoothly transfer the fund also share the benefit together with me.

I have never contacted any other person in this transaction except you. The deceased account holder with our bank was late Mr. Robert William from Germany.

He held account number N°:2637578-2341 with our bank. He died on 26th December 2003 with his family. Since his death, this account has been dormant and no one else has applied to our bank for the release of this money to him or her as the next of kin. I want you to arrange for a good receiving bank account into which  our bank shall transfer this money in your favor as next of kin and you have nothing to fear since I am here, I shall be giving you all the developmental information’s from the bank as soon as the transaction commence.

And for the above reasons, the managements of the bank authorized me officially as the auditor manager of the bank to verify the next of kin to our deceased customer. Therefore, the bank will always abide by my official directions through the official authorization bestowed on me. And for this reasons you have nothing to fear as your interest and identity will be legally protected.

There is no doubt about your eligibility as the legal next of kin to our deceased customer and beneficiary to the fund from  the account number N°:2637578-2341 with the following reasons:

Before the death of our deceased customer, his true next of kin was not indicated to the board of directors of the bank because of the top secrecy and confidentiality of the business which our late customer transacted with the various governments in West Africa .

Owning to his failure to indicate his next of kin to the officials of the bank, it is therefore impossible for the board of directors of the bank to verify the next of kin.

The deceased late Mr. Robert William did not have any relationships with our bank; he was only a customer to our bank. So there is no trace either now or in future.

The sharing of the fund 50/50% base on the fact that it is two man business, and it is risk free as there is no risk involved because there will be a legal back up document as well which will back the money up into your bank account there in your country.

Please kindly indicating your interest and I will send you the full details on how the business will be executed.
Trusting to hear from you urgently,please kindly get back to me.

kindly send me  your full data’s

1. Your Full name:.......2.Your Address:.........3.YourOccupation:.....4.Your Country:......5. Your Phone number:.......6.Mobile Phone number:........7.Age:.......8.Gender:.......9. Status:.....10 your picture.....


Thanks,
Dr.Mark Harry
Auditing Manerger
Ecobank
Country_Burkina Faso
City_Ouagadougou

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