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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: "lassine buhari" <lassine_buhari02@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:34:52 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS/INVESTMENT PROPOSAL CLASSIFIED DEAL

From
The Desk Of Lassiné DIAWARA
Coordinator of the northern states Programmes
ADB Bank (ANNEXE)
EMAIL: Lassiné_ Buhari02@hotmail.com

Subject: BUSINESS/INVESTMENT PROPOSAL CLASSIFIED DEAL,

Dear Sir,

I am Lassiné Buhari,Bank personnel of the above mentioned Bank Annexe.
I got your contact from a very confidential source and I wish to maitain
this confidentiality.
Actually,I decided to send you this proposal directly.for your appraisal on
bussiness proposition for you & for our overall mutual interest.
I am currently the coordinator on technical cooperation and procurement
officer to the Bank Of African Development and the African funds
development.Projects/contract awards.
I need your assurance to help conclude a very good transaction wish i feel
you will be very much interested
BUSINESS
I am currently in need of a foreign partner to assist me to be the
beneficiary of the total sum of $30,000.000 USD.
The money was deposited with BIAO bank in Abidjan by the late general Guie
that was assasinated during the last recent failed coup de etat that
happened in Ivory coast.
he made me the depositor but I can not withdraw this money myself.
So right now, I wsih to resign which is must if I secure you affirmative
assurance to be able to front for me as my foreign business partner to act
as the beneficiary of this money .
I have already transfer this money from BIAO to another bank called BICICI
in Burkina faso which is now programmed for onward transfer to any name
which I shall submit to the bank as the beneficiary of this fund.
This is strictly confidential and only between me and you alone.
I shall send to you the check as soon as I am able to recieve your
favourable response right away.
Please this is not a scam as you may think, just remove doubt.
this is real
A bank account in any part of the world,which you will provide to facilitate
the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60%
for me , 30% for you and 10% for expencies .There is no risk at all as my
position will do the paperwork for this
transaction as the branch manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction.If you are interested,please
reply immediately via this private email address and also forward to me your
telephone number and fax number for easy communication.
Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand.PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST
CONFIDENTIALITY,and be rest assured that this would be
most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via this email above,please save me the anxiety
of endless waiting.
God bless you.
Lassiné Buhari

ADB BANK PLC

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