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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: juliana burundi <juliana8_burundi@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 07:48:13 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


Miss juliana burundi
13 BP 2448 Abidjan 13
AbidjanCote D,Ivoire.
Email:( juliana8_burundi)

Dearest one,
I am Juliana Burundi the daughter of former minister of agriculture of the Republic of Sierra Leone and also diamond and gold merchant. Honourable felix Burundi who died in December 4th 2004 in free town, Sierra Leone, as a result of political crisis in Sierra Leone.

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to claim of our cash of Ten million United States Dollars (US$10.000.000) now in costudy of a bank here in Abidjan Cote D,Ivoire West Africa to your private bank account pending on our arrival to your country

My late father,honourable Felix Burundi, a native of Odomaya town in the northen province of Sierra Leone in West Africa,owned a large field of diamond and gold plantation before he became finance minister and later died in the peak of the civil war,between the rebels force of Major Paul Koromah and the goverment.

I want you to help me transfer the money to your bank account in your country.To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you will take care of the investement in your country.

For your assistance,i consider to give you 20% of the total money for your effort and your assistance over this transaction and another 5% of the total money for any expences may occur during the transaction on your side.

Lastly,I urge you to keep this transaction strickly and confidential.Please try me as soon as you get this letter.
I will be waiting for your reply.
Please, forward to me the following informations 1.Full Names....................
2.House Address.............
3.Phone NUmber...................
4.State...................
5.Country..... .........
6.Occupation............


Thanks.
juliana burundi

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