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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: faiza_salami3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 17:40:38 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PERSONAL=20=2E?=

FROM MR.FAIZA SALAMI.
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION
BANK OF AFRICA
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO
DIRECT TEL/LINE;00226 78-84-01-54.

ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL (faizasalami@yahoo.com)

Dear Friend ,

Permit me to use this medium to first introduce myself to you before getting
you acquinted with the transaction for which I am contacting you. I am Mr.FAIZA
SALAMI,the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of BANK
OF AFRICA,burkina faso in West Africa.

With due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction.

During my investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across
a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on Monday,
July 21, 2003 Posted: 1:00 AM EDT (0500 GMT) in a plane crash,on Mount Kenya,
Killed were retired Atlanta physician Dr. George Brumley Jr, 68, and his
wife, Jean, 67,also killed was their daughter and son Alexander.

The fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim
of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our
discovery to this development.

Please , visit the website for more information'about the plane crash and
the tragic death of the deceased and his entire family'late Dr.George Brumley
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable
the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of
execution. The said amount was US$10M (Ten Million United States Dollars).


As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information from the
web directory of my country when searching for a reliable and trustworthy
foreign partner who could help me champion a business proposal of such magnitude
without any problem.

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide
next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this
money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed
information 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 fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in
this country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time
of transfer because I work in this bank.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who
will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to
the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money
to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification
and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole
money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 60% will be for me.while 10% will be for
expenses we may incure here and in your country during the course of transfer.

Please, you have been adviced to keep top secret as we are still in active
service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with
you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm
the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further
investment, either in your country or any country you advice me to invest
in.

All other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you.

Reply through my ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL (faizasalami@yahoo.com)

Yours faithfully,

Mr.FAIZA SALAMI.
DIRECT TEL/LINE;00226 78-84-01-54.



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