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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: gambo kaboure <mrsgambo_40@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:20:11 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION UNCLAIMED FUND



WITH DUE RESPACT DEAR FRIEND, FROM MRS, GAMBO KABOURE,

PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ACCOUNT;

Tina_gambo@latinmail.com

IT IS MY WISH TO SOLICITE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN A BUSSINESSS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO YOU AND I.
I CAME ACROSS SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THE BANK, BANK OF AFRICA, ALHAJI DAHIRU J MUSA, A CITIZEN OF ABIDJAN COTE'D'IVOIRE WHO DIED ON THE RECENT PLANE CRASH. HE AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WERE DIED IN THAT PLANE CRASH INCIDENT,ALHAJI MUSA, IS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSSINESS MAN AND A MAJOR SUPPLIER OF YAMAHA MACHINE PARTS IN THIS COUNTRY AND MOST OF THE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES,

THE MONEY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS IN THE BANK TREASURY BOX WAITING FOR THE NEXT OF KIN BECAUSE THE DECEASED DIED SINCE FOUR YEARS AGO AND LIVING NO OTHER CONTACT AS IN NEXT OF KIN IN HIS BANK FILE AND THE BANK LAW STIPULATES THAT ANY MONEY THAT STAYS IN THE BANK CUSTODY FOR OVER FOUR YEARS WITHOUT WITHDRAWAL OR PAYMENT WILL BE CONFICICATED INTO THE BANK PRIVATE USE.

THE MONEY HAS BEEN LYING IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE MONEY SINCE THE ACCOUNT OWNER LATE ALHAJI DAHIRU J, MUSA,FROM ABIDJAN COTE'D'IVOIRE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE DECEMBER 25th 2003 BENIN REPUBLIC PLANE CRASH, Here is the air crash website on cn http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

HE HAS AN ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WHICH HE USES TO FINANCE HIS BUSSINESS IN THIS CONTRY.This is my bank website in burkina faso. (www.bkofafrica.net) The said amount was USD$2.m.(Two million united states dollars).

SO RIGHT NOW THAT IS THE AREA I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ACT AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED MAN. SO AS FOR US TO INHERITE THIS FUND FOR OUR OWN BENEFIT AND I AM HERE TO GUIDE U AND TO FUNISH YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DECEASED MAN BANKING ACCOUNT INFORMATIONS,AS TO ENABLE US TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT FOR OUR FINANCIAL BREAK THROUGH IN LIFE, AND ALSO FOR THE INTREST OF OUR ENTIRE FAMILY,

THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED I SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE STATING YOUR WISH IN THIS DEAL. FROM MRS, GAMBO,

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Le blog Messenger de Michel, candidat de la Nouvelle Star : analyse, news, coulisses… A découvrir !
http://michel-nouvelle-star2007.spaces.live.com/

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