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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: Legal Consultant <mrtyiacalidmar2@aol.fr>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2016 20:15:01 -0400
Subject: URGENT REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE


USMANE CHAMBERS
Solicitors and Advocates Of The Supreme Court.
Financial Accredited BankAttorneys
01 Bp 763, Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso
Tel: (00226) 644-107-28
Email: legalconsultantbf@gmail.com
legalconsultantbf@yahoo.com


URGENT REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE


Dear friend,

We the Usmane Chambers seek your urgent assistance for the transfer of the sum of 18 million United States dollars to your account in your country.

The fund belong to our late client and the bank has contacted this chambers that the fund has been dormant long in the client account because of his death and want his relative to come forward for the claim.

This chambers have tried and no trace of his family member because he was a foreigner buying cottons from Burkina here, so we want to present you to the bank as family member to the client to claim the fund and after the transfer to your account, you will be entitle to 40% of the total sum while 60% will be retransfer from your account to our account.

We do request that you furnish us with the following information to forward to the bank urgently and a letter shall also be forwarded to you to contact the bank immediately we hear from you and communicate you to the bank.

Full name……………………………………………………………………

Address………………………………………………………………………

Mobile and home telephone number…………………………………

International passport or national identification card

Please send reply and requested information to chambers email address, legalconsultantbf@gmail.com or legalconsultantbf@yahoo.com


Thanks for your cooperation,

Hon. Barrister Usmane Rahim (SAB)

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USMANE CHAMBERS
Solicitors and Advocates Of The Supreme Court.
Financial Accredited Bank Attorneys
01 Bp 763, Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso
Tel: (00226) 644-107-28
Email: legalconsultantbf@gmail.com
legalconsultantbf@yahoo.com

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