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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: "usman zongo" <usman_22_zongo@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 23:11:16 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL AFFAIR

FROM THE DESK OF MR,USMAN ZONGO
BANK OF AFRICA [BOA]
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

DEAR FRIEND,

COMPLIMENTS,

I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA.

I AM WRITTING TO SEEK YOUR COPERATION OVER THIS BUSINESS DEAL. IN MY
DEPARTMENT, I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF$30MILLION USD(THIRTYMILLION US
DOLLARS)ONLY , IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS
WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN A PLANE
CRASH THAT TOOK PLACE IN KENYA,EAST AFRICA,THE LATE DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY,A
CITIZEN OF ATLANTA,UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BUT NATURALISED IN BURKINA
FASO,WEST AFRICA AND CONTRACTOR WITH ECOWAS,(ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST
AFRICAN STATES) .

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS
NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE RELEASED
UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS
INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES BUT UNFORTUNATELY , ALL HIS SUPPOSED
NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING
NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW
DECIDED TO MAKETHIS BUSINNESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU
VIA YOUR FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED
FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND
THIS MONEY COULD GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. THE BANKING
LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINEDUNCLAMED AFTER
FOUR YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BETRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED
FUND.THE REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND MAXIMUM CO-OPERATION AS A FOREIGN
CITIZEN TO STAND AS THE 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 A FOREIGNER 40 % OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS MY
FOREIGN PARTNER, INRESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. 10 %WILL
BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENCES INCURED DURING THE BUSINESS AND 50 % WOULD BE FOR
ME.THERE AFTER I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCODING TO
THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED.

THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRNANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS
ARRANGED,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE RELATION OR NEXT OF
KIN TO THE DECEASED,INDICATING YOUR CLAIMS AND WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE
REMITTED .

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF
APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL FILL AND SUBMIT TO THE OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DIRECTOR OF THE BANK OF AFRICA. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO
YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS STRICLY CONFIDENTIAL AND I WILL USE MY
POSITION IN THIS BANK TO EFFECT A HITCH FREE TRANSFER OF THE FUND.

YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE , VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE PLANE
CRASH AND THE TRAGIC DEATH OF THE DECEASED AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY, LATE DR.
GEORGE BRUMLEY.
HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/07/20/KENYA.CRASH/INDEX.HTML

ple Contacts me this Email mr_usman_z_100@yahoo.fr

YOUR’S FAITHFULLY,
MR,USMAN ZONGO
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA

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