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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: "LUI MEME" <lui-meme1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 16:59:02 +0000
Subject: Thanks

Dear VICTIMNAME,

Thanks for picking interest in my proposal though,i will not like the use of
bad words towards me for being a lady asking for your a favour from you as a
partner.My bank deceased customer used to be the founder of a high profile
secondary school named st exiperie and gold & diamond merchant in
Ouagadougou ,Rep Burkina Faso before he meet his untimely death .

I am equally happy that,i can relate you to the deceased as his family
relative and the sole beneficiary to his left over funds $5.6 million
dollars for our mutual benefits towards better future especially when you
have the same surname with the deceased Mr Leslie VICTIMNAME from Arizona ,US
hence,it will be easier relating you to him as his family relative and that
is the reason i searched for your private email address.

Frankly speaking,i have ealier gotten response from 2 peoples about this
transaction but,they are asking for 55% & 50 % respectively from the total
funds so ,i decided never to have anything doing with them because they are
too gready for my liking and since it is in the ethics of our banking
principle here in Burkina Faso that such funds shall be transfered to the
concerned bank treasury as abandonned funds if left unclaimed for a period
over 3 years.

My bank client and his entire family was involved in the shater plane which
crashed in the Kenyan city of Samburu, which is home to popular game
reserves on 21st july,2003.

Unfortunately my client and his entire family were among those who where
confirmed dead as a result of the crash.

Since after their death, I have made several enquiries to their embassy to
locate any of my clients relative to no avail being his account officer,
hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in retrieve the money
left by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank .

This funds is valued at about $5.6million USA Dollars(Five million six
hundred thousand dollars)

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives for over 2
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $5.6 million USA
Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the fund, 60% to me
and 40% to you.

Since you have been satisfy about the reality of my proposal believe me
that I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
the claim, and I have the answers to any question which the bank might ask
you concerning the deceased. I want to bring to your notice that the
transaction will be 100% risk free. All I required from you is to provide a
receiving bank account where the fund will be transferred into your favour
as the next of kin, and also your honest co-operation to enable us achieve
this aim.

YOUR NAME :
YOUR ADDRESS :
YOUR TEL :
FAX LINE :

I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. As soon as you
send your personal contact details and your bank accounts informations then,
I shall arrange a next of kin documents in your name and keep it in the
deceased file at my department.

Finally, As soon as i get your reply declaring your interest to participate
in this deal by sending all your required personal infos , I will send you
more details of the transaction and also forward to you the text of
application you will copy and send to the bank for the commencement of the
transaction.

Attached is my photograph for your perusal.


Yours Faithfully
Ms Loui Meme
Tel:+226-70-23-64-20
12,Ave Pagalairi,
Ouaga 2000,
Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso

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