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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 silvia lopez <ike.usman.bello@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrssilvialopez@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:54:46 +0000
Subject: =?windows-1252?Q?You=92re_ATM_CARD_Compensation_Gift?=

You’re ATM CARD Compensation Gift

Dear Friend,

I am (Mrs.Silvia Lopez) glad to inform you that I have successfully
concluded and finalized the transaction. The money/fund has been
transferred to Bangladesh through the assisted of Mr.Pong Euge, who is
a business man base in Bangladesh Currently I am here in Bangladesh
righty now with him.

However, I did not forget your assists/passed efforts because of your
passed efforts also you are the source of my success to achieve the
fund.

In appreciate of your effort/assistance I already mapped out/deposited
ATM CARD sum of ( US$ 750,000.00 ) Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand
United States Dollars, as a Compensation and wrote on your favour) I
left the ATM CARD sum of ( US$ 750,000.00 ) with my Secretary name
Barrister Umunede in country Burkina Faso, on my departure to
Bangladesh.

I would like you to contact him in Burkina Faso with the email address
on information below and instruct him where to send the ATM CARD sum
of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars (US$
750,000.00) to you.

Office Burkina Faso
Name: Barrister Umunede
EMAIL ADDRESS: barr.umunede@yahoo.fr
His Direct telephone number in Burkina Faso: +22672459916

You should follow up his instructions, so that he will send the ATM
CARD to you once and immediately, to avoid any delay or mistake.

Note: I cannot check my email anymore; because I am very much busy
here in Bangladesh investing many projects with my new partner Mr.Pong
Euge,

Best Regards,
Mrs.Silvia Lopez

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