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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: "ahmed sankoh" <ahmed_sankoh04@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:08:50 +0330
Subject: FROM DR. AHMED SANKOH

FROM THE DESK OF DR. AHMED SANKOH
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE,
FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPT, WEST AFRICAN MONETARY
CONTROL BOARD(W.A.M.C.B) NORTH-WEST
REGIONAL OFFICE OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO

MY DEAR,
REQUEST FOR URGENT TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLAR {US$15,300,000.00}ONLY, INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.Compliment of the
season. I am the Deputy Director of finance, foreign
payment approval dept of West Africa Monetary Control Board (WAMCB).
North-West
Regional office ouagadougou burkina faso.

My office oversee all developmental projects financed by the Economic
Community of West African States(ECOWAS). Within this zone (Burkina Faso,
Niger, Tome Togo Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Guinea).With reference to an
introduction and recommendation made of your esteem firm by a friend who
works in the burkina faso Chambers of Commerce and Industry, I do hereby,
Wish to commence talk with you on a highly confidential level.

After due consultations , i have decided to contact you in order to arrange
for a possible transfer of the sum of Fifteen million three hundred thousand
dollars (US$15.300.000.00) into your account. This money is a subject of an
over inflated sum acquired from contracts awarded by my Agency in the past
years.

The original contractors have however, been paid and all projects executed
by them commissioned.

This over inflated amount can not be withdraw locally from the paying Bank
because the contractors concerned are foreign Firms.

As a matter of trust, honesty and secrecy, i have decided to contact you as
to assist me provide an account for this transaction if you have accepted to
assist and fully participate in this transaction, kindly furnish me with the
necessary information such as Bank address, Account number,Account name and
your full address. With this information provided, the said sum will be
transfer to your account without difficulties.

The terms of sharing the money after a successful transfer we will be
discuss as you indicate your interest in assisting to transfer this money.

Immediately all these information gets to me ,i will then present every
document to the Bank legally.Be rest assured with our connections,
everything will be through within a short time. After many years of
meticulous services to the government and people of our sub region i would
not want my image to be dented. Therefore i expect you to handle this
transaction with utmost maturity by keeping everything secret.

I can assure you that if my instructions are carefully adhered to, there
will not be any hitch throughout the transaction, there is no risk on your
side, because i have perfected the deal very well over years. After the
transfer, I will be coming over to your country for further sharing and
possible investment. Waiting to hear from you urgently or you contact me
alternatvely at (ahmed_sankoh30@yahoo.fr)

Best regards.
DR. AHMED SANKOH

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