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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: usmankalujeh3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:48:08 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dear=20Friend=20=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E?=

FROM THE DESK OF:USMAN KALUJEH.
AUDITING UNIT,AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,
WEST AFRICA.
Dear Sir/Madam.
(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).
I am.USMAN KALUJEH,the Director in charge of Auditing
section AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(A.D.B)Ouagadougou
Burkina-Faso in West Africa.Forgive my indignation if this
message comes to you as a surprise.I have decided to
contact you on a project that will be very beneficial to
both of us. During our auditing in this Bank,I came across
some
amount of money belonging to a deceased foreigner who died
with his entire family on October 31st 1999 in a plane
crash.The fund has been dormant in his account with this
Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody from his
relation before my discovery to this
development.He was a contractor/enviromentalist. The said
amount was U.S$2.5M(TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS).I want you to know
that I never master minded the death of the deceased fellow
and his entire family.Their death is a accour naturally.
All the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as
the Bonafide next of kin to the deceased, has been put in
place and directives will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and
also benefit your self to this great business
opportunity.In this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we
are not allowed to operate a foreign account. This is the
actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow
who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and
also present an account where he will need the money to be
re-transferred into on his request.Our Banking law
stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after Five
years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury
as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner as next of kin
in this business is occasioned by the fact that the
customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as
next of kin.I dont want this money to go into the Bank
treasury as unclaimed Bill.Be assured this transaction is
100% risk free.
On conclusion of this Project,you will be entitled to 40%
of the total sum as gratification,while 60% will be for
me.Please you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as I
am still in service and intend to retire from service
after I conclude this deal with you. I will fly down to
your country or any place we shall agreed on for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages
previously indicated and further investment will be
discussed.On your
acceptance to be my partner please email me ,before we
proceed.
mail me through my Alternative email:
(usmankalujeh2008@mail.bulgaria.com) Phone number 00226
76620541
I look forward to receive your urgent reply.
Yours faithfully,
USMAN KALUJEH



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