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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: "GENERAL MANAGER" <general.manager@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:27:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MR.AMEN OGHUN !!!


FROM THE DESK OF GENERAL MANAGER TO{BANK OF AFRICA}BANK WEB SITE: WWW.BKOFAFRICA.NET/BURKINA.HTM

FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION SIR,I WISH TO MAKE A TRANSFER INVOLVING A HUGE AMOUNT,DEFINITELY I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH A VERY HONEST FRIEND OF YOURS THEN ALSO CONSIDER IT AS A REQUEST FROM A FRIEND.

AUTOMATICALLY I KNOW THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS LETTER MIGHT BE SURPRISING TO YOU,BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT EVERY WORD TO THIS CONTACT IS ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT EVEN THOUGH WE HARDLY KNOW,CAUSE I BELIEVE YOU CAN INNOCENTLY HELP.

BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF INTRODUCTION,I AM THE { GENERAL MANAGER }TO{ BANK OF AFRICA }MEANWHILE IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF{ $ 30.000.000 }{ THIRTY MILLION US DOLLARS }IN ACCOUNT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER{ MR.RUEPPEL GERHARD,A CITIZEN OF GERMANY}WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY.

ACCORDINGLY THE TRAGIC NEWS ABOUT HIS DEATH,THE BANK HAS BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS FUND AND THE BANK CAN NOT RELEASE THE MONEY UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN BANKING GUIDELINES,BUT UNFORTUNATELY I LENT THAT HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH,IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS TO A FOREIGN PARTNER IN OTHER TO APPLY TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN/RELATION/BUSINESS PARTNER TO THIS DECEASED.

ABSOLUTELY{ 45% }OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNERS RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND{ 50% }WOULD BE FOR ME,WHILE{5%}WILL BE FOR THE EXPENSES,THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED AND I PUT IT TO YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% FREE RISK CAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS FUND TO WHOEVER HAS CORRECT INFORMATION TO THIS ACCOUNT.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR INTONATIONAL PASSPORT COPY IF AVAILABLE,FOR CLARITY AND SECURITY REASONS.

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL FILL WITH YOUR RECEIVING BANK DETAILS AND SEND TO THE BANK OF AFRICA AFTER GIVEN YOU MORE EXPLANATION IF ON THE CONTRARY YOU EXPRESSES YOUR INTEREST AND REGARDS TO THIS OFFERING ACCORDINGLY.

TREAT WITH CONFIDENCE AND I AM ANXIOUSLY AWAITING YOUR RESPOND THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL BANK EMAIL:{ generalmanager@hotlinemail.com }

I REALLY COUNT ON YOUR SENSE TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIALLY,CAUSE I AM STILL ON SERVICE.

YOUR BROTHER.

MR.AMEN OGHUN.
GENERAL MANAGER TO{ B.O.A }01 OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO 01.

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