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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: "titi mohammed" <timohammed10@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 08:36:48 +0000
Subject: SEND THIS TEXT OF APPLICATION TO THE BANK DIRECTLY AND CALL ME.


Dear VICTIMNAME,


Assalamualaikum,

Thanks for your kind response to me, I want you to assure me of your
capability of handling this transfer with trust by giving me the following
information about yourself and your ability to assist me finacially to see
that this fund is transfered to your designated account.

1.Your occupation.
2.Your age.
3.Your resident address in your country.
4.Your correct contact telephone number where I can call at any time, please
state your area and country code, And more information about you, and below
I am sending you the text of application which you will send to the bank
immediately and keep me informed.


Infact I am very glad for your response and also many thanks for your
concern towards the actualisation of this transaction. I encourage you not
to relent your effort in this transfer because this is not something that
took me unaware, rather it is what I have studied properly as well an
experienced/professional banker I will direct you in every proceedures till
the fund is transfered to your account.

I want to make it very clear to you that you are dealing with a responsible
man who has the fear of our Almighty God,therefore you should not see my
involvement in this transaction as an evil act rather it is a perfect act of
God. I found my self in a society that has no value for any individual that
is the Government of my country after rendering them your sincere service
for many years on your retirement there will be no adequate compensation,
rather they will frustrate you to an extent that you will almost be a
nuisance in the same society which you previously served sincerely.

Please my dear, I do not want to take you so far but I want you to know that
a strong force compelled me to take this decision to execute this deal
because I have seen that the situation of things in my my society is not
conducive enough for me to stay further and watch my good talent wasted.
These are the reasons when I discovered this opportunity during my auditing
I saw it as a gift/compensation from our merciful God and I quickly went
into fasting and prayer for many weeks seeking for the support of Almighty
God and a sincere fellow who will assist me honestly to realize this goal.

So all I need from you now for the actulization of this transfer is for you
to fill the text of application below and submit it immediately to the bank
email address or fax line to enable them start the process of approving the
fund in the shortest time for onward transfer of the fund to your designated
bank account you shall provide to them and I promise that all this process
will take us about 21 working days depending when you submitted the
application.

May the ALMIGHTY GOD continue to guide and protect us in all our doings, I
demand that, truth, honesty, sincererity and confidentiality should be our
CODE WORD in this transaction as you can see that I confined much in you as
my confident/the reciepiant of this fund till I arrive in your country.
I will not want you to seat on the fund when it is finally remitted into
your account. I am Looking forward for your urgent response and make sure
you call me on the receipt of this message for any futher clarification on
my private telephone number 00226-78 86 45 83.

Thanks and God bless you.

Yours sincerely

TITI MOHAMMED..




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SEND THIS TEXT OF APPLICATION TO THE BANK DIRECTLY AND CALL ME.
=============================================================
Attn : Alhaji Traore Jubril.
The Director,
Foreign Remittance Dept.
Bank Of African ,
Ouagadougou,Burkina-Faso.
Tel: 00226 76 50 78 03 Fax. 00226 50 42 01 79.
E-mail :boa_africabank_bf@fsmail.net


Sir,

APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF MY LATE UNCLE'S FUND MR ABDUL RASAQ USMAN.


I ......................................of the address stated below hereby
apply for the payment of my late uncle's fund of $7.2million dollars in your
Bank. My late uncle died with his family in a plane crash while travelling
for holidays with his family in 2000.

The family members have now asked me to apply for the payment of his left
fund of $7.2 million dollars in your bank as his next of kin. His account
number in your bank is 00142566ADB56231. With this, I request that the
balance in his account mentioned above should be transferred to my account
as stated below.

NAME:....................................................

BANK NAME:...............................................

ACCOUNT NO:..............................................

CITY:....................................................

COUNTRY:.................................................

DATE OF BIRTH:...........................................

PROFFESSION:.............................................

NATIONALITY:.............................................

I strongly believe that my application will meet your urgent and favourable
consideration.

Yours faithfully.

..............................

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