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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: hadya resa <hadya23@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <hadya_resa1@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 09:08:26 +0000
Subject: READ AND GET BACK TO ME




Dear, Friend.
I am Mr, hadya_resa The Bill and Exchange Manager at the Foreign Remittance Department of Bank Of Africa(BOA). I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.that could hlep you and I.

On oct 6, 2002, an American physician/Contractor with the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), Dr. George W.Brumley FromAtlanta,U.S.A Deposited the sum of US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty_five Million Dollars only) in my bank. Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Economic Community Of West Africa States(ECOWAS) that Dr George W.Brumley died in a plane crash with his intire family in mount Kenya,East Africa in the year 2003.
I want you to visit the website below for more information about the PlaneCrash://http://www.wral.com/news/2345844/detail.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that In the bank form for next of kin, George W.Brumley Before his death filled his wife JEAN BRUMLEY as his next of kin but unfortunately, the wife died with him along others and therefore, there is nobody left behind to claim the fund of Dr.George Brumley as his next of kin that was the reason why I contacted you and proposed it as a deal between us.Meanwhile, According to the Burkina Faso Law,under Burkina's foreign and defense affairs,at the expiration of 5 (five) years,such funds will revert to the ownership of the Burkina Faso Government for financing military operations,such as purchasing of arms and ammunitions for the military.
In order to avert this negative development, I will like to seek for your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Dr.George W.Brumley so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not be use for financing weapons which will further enhance the courses of war in the world in general.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done accordingly and with my position as the bill and exchange guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.If you are interested, please reply immediately so that i will instruct you on what to do

Finally, You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.Anxiously Awaiting to hearing from you.
Thanks
Best regards

Mr hadya_resa.
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