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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: "salif ibrahim" <salif04@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 14:00:38 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSACTION.

FROM THE DESK OF SALIF .
MANEGER BILL AND EXHANGE UNIT
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.



I AM THE MANAGER AT THE BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK (ADB)HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$20.M DOLLARS (TWENTY
MILLION DOLLAR’S)IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER.
WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON MONDAY,31 JULY, 2000 IN A PLANE
CRASH IN PARIS. PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE THAT IS ONE OF THE EVIDENCE THE
DIRECTORS BROUGHT IN OTHER TO SWALLOW THE MONEY AT THE END OF THE
DAY,http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN
EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT
RELEASE IT UNLESS SOME BODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE
DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES AND LAWS OF BURKINA FASO,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIVES
DIED ALONG SIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE
CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND MY COLLEAGUE NOW
DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU
AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT
DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO
GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE
HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER SIX 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 BURKINABÉ
CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY
WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT ,10%WILL
BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE
FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUE THEREAFTER,WE WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE
IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT ,YOU MUST
APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS A RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED WITH A
TEXT OF APPLICATION THAT I WILL SEND TO YOU, SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND TO
ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF
THE APPLICATION . I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE-FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY
ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.

TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
SALIF.

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