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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: "malik bamo" <malik_bamo14@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:19:49 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENT

FROM THE DESK OF:MR.BAMOGO MALIK
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(A.D.B)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,
WEST AFRICA.0022676695008

Dear sami,
(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).

I am MR.BAMOGO MALIK.the Director in charge of Auditing section African
DevelopmentBank
(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 beneficiary to both of us.During our auditing in
this Bank,I cameacross some amount of money belonging to a deceased
foreigner Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong who died with his wife and their only daughter
on February 16,1998 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
hisrelation before my discovery to this development.He was the Governor of
Taiwan Central(Reserve)Bank.The said amount was $ 22.6 m US dollars (Twenty
two Millon six hundred thousand US dollars). I want you to know that I never
master minded the deathof the
deceased fellow.Their death is a accour Naturally.
Please View this website:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
FOR YOUR INFORMATION BEEN YOU NOT A TAIWANESE WILL NOT POSE ANY PROBLEM
FOR THE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER ON THISFUND INTO YOURACCOUNT.
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 a foreign 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 Sevenyears,
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.We agree that 30 % of
this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision
of a foreign account, 10 % will be set aside for expenses incured during the
business and 60 % would be for me and my colleagues. There after I and my
colleagues will visit your country fordisbursement according to the
percentages indicated.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.I intend to import
Agricultural matriels and Drugs(Medicines) back to my country.On your
acceptance to be my partner please email for a brief discussion before we
proceed.Please keep this proposal secret,even if you dont want to assist me.

I look forward to receive your urgent reply.

Yours faithfully,
MR.BAMOGO MALIK

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