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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: hans bruwn <hbruwn@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:29:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY



FROM THE DESK OF :HANS BRUWN;
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AFRICA(IBA),
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,WEST AFRICA.
EMAIL:hbruwn@yahoo.ca private
TEL 00226-76-62-11-47 PLEASE CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU GOT MY MAIL
Dear, SIR
(TOP SECRET AND 100% CONFIDENTIAL)
I am.MR.HANS BRUWN.the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AFRICA(IBA) Ouagadougou Burkina-faso West Africa with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business that will be very beneficial to both of us at
the end of the transaction .
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on October 31st 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.The said amount was U.S $5.5M (FIVE million, five hundred thousand United States dollars)
As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information through the Burkina-faso chamber of commerce on foreign business relations here in Ouagadougou Burkina-faso.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity. In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant(A Banker) i decided to involve out side person,that can assiste me in some small espencess to transfer the money to his account
this amount 5.5 millon dollars we have decided becuse of some reason to shift the money by security company direct to you we want to convert the money inform of luggage which we are going to deliver it to you by cash
why we made it so is becuse of the cost of transfer from bank to bank to secure the approval documents, or if you agree to do it bank to bank you inform us.so my good friend fill free on this business every arrengment has been made to deliver the luggage to your onwen destination, only get intunch with me by phone or my email so that i can tell you what to do next or give to us your bank informations imediately , your bank account number ,name of the bank , your full name, address of the bank for imediate action,
the delivering of the luggage to you will last only 7 working days after i recive your reply and your intrest in keeping the luggage till we come to your country, pls as soon as you got this my PROPOSAL pls reply me fast, so that i will stop nogociating for another client
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 65% will be for me and my partners. Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the lugage in your country and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you.
I look forward to receive your immediate response through
my email: Tel 00226 76-62-11-47 please call me on this my number if you indicate an interest on this business
N.B FOR ANY SMALL ESPENCESS OCCURED IN THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSATION WE ARE GOING TO SHEAR IT IN THIS WAY I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBLE FOR 30% AND YOU WILL BE RESPONBLE FOR 15% PLEASE UNDERSTAND IT VERY WELL BEFORE WE PROCEED AND ALSO BEFORE REPLYING WE MUST DO SOME LITTLE ESPENCESS BEFORE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED TO YOUR OCCOUNT.
AS SOON AS YOU ARE INTRESTED IN THIS BUSINESS REPLY ME BACK WITH ALL THE BANK INFORMATIONS

1 YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER

2 NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE BANK AND SWIFT CODE

3 YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR COUNTRY PHONE NUMBER

ALL THIS WILL BE SENT TO BANK IMMEDIATELY

Yours faithfully,
MR HANS BRUWN .


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