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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: "usman ibrahim" <usmanibrahim00110@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:43:13 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

FROM MR USMAN IBRAHIM.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA WEST AFRICA.

My Dear,

REQUEST FOR COOPERATION ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS DEAL.

Every four years BANK OF AFRICA transfer to its treasury, millions of
dollars of unclaimed Deceased Depositors Fund in compliance with the
Banking Laws and Guidelines to the majority of cases, with reference to my
bank-BANK OF FARICA,the money normally runs into several millions of
dollars.

Until Mr. Arthur Billings death, along with his wife and their two sons in
an EgyptAir Flight 1990 plane crash on a festive visit from Los Angeles.
(http://www.greatdreams.com/plane 1990.htm)
I was his foreign currency denoted bank Account Manager with constant
balance in excess of eight digits. Ever since his death and up till this
time of writing no next of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim
his money with us.Naturally, as long as late Arthur Billings's money
remains unclaimed, the bank remains richer in free funds with his money.

However, with me being in direct Auditing and Accounting Unit in the
Foreign Remittance Department of my bank. I have all the neccessary
informations that you will presents to the bank
as a next of kin or relation of late Arthur Billings on private business
deal basis.

Now the game plan and the purpose of my writing you exclusively having been
highly recommended as then right and proper person to handle this deal by a
Management Consultant friend of mine, who has travelled widely, including
your country is that I want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting to
U.S$7.2M (seven million two hundred United States dollars). with your
cooperation and assistant by just doing the following:

(a) Provide your direct and private telephone/fax number for effective
communication.
(b) Give immediate reply to this E-mail for details on how to proceed.

Upon receipt of your response, I will send to you the text of Application
you are required to forward to the Bank.

For your cooperation and efforts 30% of the money will be for you as our
foreign partner, while 70% will be for my colleague and myself that will
eventually visit your country for disbursement of our portion.

Send me your reply immediately you receive this message for more
directives to my private e-mail:address usmanibrahim_888@yahoo.com, Looking
forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship.

Best Regards,

Mr USMAN IBRAHIM

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