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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: "SANI S.JALAN." <sanijalan@luxmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ss_jalan_boa@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:58:15 +0100
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Attention: Please.
My names are Sani S.Jalan,I work with the BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) here in Ouagadougou, (Burkina Faso) West Africa. In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of $5.5Million (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in an account belonging to HAJI EL JAMAL ZOUE a Lebaneese
who died along with his entire family in a plane crash in Cotonou Benin republic on the 26Th of Dec.2003.
SEE WEBSITE BELOW FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE PLANE CRASH.
HTTP://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
Since we got the information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over to lay claim to his money,but all our effort to lacate his relatives proved abortive,we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is for this reason that I am making this contact to have you stand as the next of kin or relation to the deceased person,so that the said amount left behind will be paid to your account for safe keep and subsequent disbursement between you and me,because I do not want this money to go into the bank's treasury as unclaimed bill. The banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after five years, the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.My request for foreigner partner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner, and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
I agree that 30% of the total amount be given to you as your commission for providing and acting as next of kin to the late depositor and for the provision of a foreign bank account , 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60% would be for me.
If you agree with the shearing arrangment as stated above,kindly forward your full name,full banking details,your phone and fax number for easier communication.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application which you will forward to the bank for processing of the payment into your account.
This transaction is hitch-free, all arrangements have been put in place within the bank for a smooth transfer.
Best Regards,
Sani Jalan
(Bank Of Africa.)


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