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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Ambassador Kadre Desire Ouedraogo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amb.kadre_desire@diplomats.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2014 10:48:43 -0800
Subject: Hi

Dearest

My name is Ambassador Kadre Desire Ouedraogo from Burkina Faso. February 17, 2012, the leaders of ECOWAS met in Abuja and appointed me as the new President of the ECOWAS Commission for a four-years non-reelection.
As ECOWAS President Commission, I have the privilege to meet with some reliable investors who are willing to invest in any lucrative business in your country.
Some of the investors are still very active in politics and they’re ready to hand over the money to you for the investment once we come to an agreement.
Have a pleasant working day as I am looking forward to read from you.

Best Wish
Ambassador Kadre Desire Ouedraogo
President of the ECOWAS Commission
Mobile: +233 230 249 412
Phone: +228 991 116 796

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