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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: "bamba issaka" <baissaka@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 16:30:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MR BAMBA ISSAKA( BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER


DEAR FRIEND,

(I AM MR BAMBA ISSAKA, FROM OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO) I KNOW THAT THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE. I GOT YOUR ADDRESS THROUGH BURKINA FASO CHAMBERS AND COMMERCE. I MUST APOLOGISE FOR TAKING SOME OF YOUR VALUABLE TIME TO EXPLAIN A PROPOSAL, THAT I BELIEVE WILL BE OF UTMOST BENEFIT TO US. I NEED YOUR HELP AND URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF $25,600 000.00 USD (TWENTY-FIVE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)TO YOUR ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY, THE FUND BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN IN A WAR ZONE LIBERIA ON 15/6/2001.

OUR BANK BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE STIPULATED THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINS UNCLAIMED FUND AFTER FIVE YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURER AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER TO BE NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO MAKE THIS TYPE OF CLAIM.

THE FIVE YEARS WILL COMPLETE BY ENDING OF THIS YEAR, THAT IS WHY I WORKING IN THE DEPARTMENT WANT TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR THE CLAIM BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE FUND TO GO INTO OUR BANK TREASURER AS UNCLAIMED MONEY. I WILL GIVE YOU 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR THE PROVISION OF FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND 65%WILL BE FOR ME WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY MISLENIOUS EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE BUSINESS.

THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE ON BOTH SIDE AND HAS NO ATOM OF NEGATIVITY, FOR I HAVE MADE ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT. PLEASE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION VERY CONFIDENTIAL AS YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM A BANK OFFICIAL.

I WILL SEND YOU MORE DETAILS AS SOON AS I GET A POSITIVE REPLY FROM YOU

YOU CAN CONTACT ME WITH THIS VIA ( bambaissaka@yahoo.co.uk )
I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

MR BAMBA ISSAKA( BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER

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