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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: kanfan sowadogo <kanfando.sowadogo11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:25:55 +0100
Subject: Call me for more explanation / +226 74785997

Good Day To You,
My Name is Mr .Kafando Sowadogo; I am a banker by profession. I am from
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and West Africa. My reason for contacting
you is to transfer an abandoned fund 30million u.s dollars to your
account if you agree with me. The owner of this fund died since 2004
with his Next Of Kin. I want to present you to the bank as the Next of
Kin/beneficiary of this fund. Further details of the transaction shall
be forward to you as soon as I receive your response indicating your
interest in handling this transaction. But if you are interested reply
immediately with your information below;
1)Full names:.............................
(2)Private phone number:..................
(3)Current residential address:...........
(4)Your Country:..........................
(5)Occupation:............................
(6)Age and Sex:...........................
(7)Religion,..............................
(8)Your ID Card...........................
(9)Private E-mail........................
Have a great day,
Your Faithfully,
Mr .Kafando Sowadogo

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