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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "African Develoment Bank" <afdb-bf@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 07:16:16 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ADB URGENT INFORMATION.



FROM THE DESK OF DR PAUL ADAMS
DIRECTOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROL DPT
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT ABNK ADB
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO
WEST AFRICA.

DATE: 06/05006.




ATTN: ABBELLE HERIOT


ADB URGENT INFORMATION


THIS IS TO BRING O YOUR NOTICE THAT WE THE MANAGEMENT AND THE DIRECTOR’S OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK THIS MORNING ON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR FORM SUBMITTED TO THE MANAGEMENT CONCERNING THE REPORT OF APPLIACTION FORM OF CLAIM OF THE FUND THAT WE BELONG TO LATE MR JOHN KOROVO.


WE ARE ADVISING YOU TO INFORM THE MANAGEMENT IN FULL DETAILS OF OUR DIRECTOR THAT INVOLVE YOU ON THE CLAIM OF THE FUND AND TO KNOW IF YOU ARE THE REALLY NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASE CUSTOMER.

NOTE THAT WE CARRY THE MATTER IN RESPECT TO KNOW WHY MR IBRAHIM BELLO COULD BE INVOLVE IN THE CASE OF THE FUND THAT BELONG TO MR JOHN KOROVO.

SO WE THE MANAGEMENT NEED YOUR URGENT RESPOND TO ENABLE US VERIFIED THE TRUTH BEFORE ANY ACTION TO BE TAKING


REGARDS
DR PAUL ADAMS
DIRECTOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROL DPT
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ADB


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