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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: Tansoba kanbu <sumrubirsuk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: consabraa@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 23:01:59 +0100
Subject: Matter of urgency

--
Greeting to you

My sincere apology if this communication doesn't meet your personal
ethics. I have to contact you via this medium because i really need a
woman like me to get in touch with. I anticipated that this
correspondence might come as a surprise to you because we don't

Although i am not comfortable to send this proposal to you because of
increase in wrong deal especially in Africa , but i am too sure that
this i am not among them because you have access to confirm, provided
you did not let my Bank know the source of your information. I have
pack agenda financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the
regional manager of the bank, it is my duty to send financial reports
to my head office in the capital city of Burkina .On the course of the
last year 2018 end of the year's report, i discovered that my branch
in which i am the manager ,made ($9,300,000.00 ) of which my head
office is not aware and will never be aware of it. I have since then
PLACED this fund in an ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT without a beneficiary. As
the regional manager of the bank , I cannot be directly connected to
this Money thus, i am Impelled to request for your assistance to
receive this money into your bank account.

I intend to part 35% of this fund to you while 65% shall be for me and
two officers who will assist me move the fund to your account. I do
need to assure you that there are no risk involved in this Business.

Please kindly contact me if you are interested in this transaction for
more details!

Thanks
Mrs Tansoba kanbu
Regional Manager in Branch Bassawalga Uba Member of Bib Bank Burkina Faso.

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