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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: "MR ZUDAH DIDIA" <didiazudaha6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: didiazudah@myway.com
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:29:35 +0000
Subject: REPLY AND CALL ME ONLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND READY TO BE OF THIS MM

FROM: MR DIDIA ZUDAH.
AUDITING/ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR
 INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AFRICA (I.B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO WEST AFRICA.
PHONE: 00226 76 18 66 18
 
                                                            (PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).
DEAR  CUTHBERT,

WITH WARM HEART I OFFER MY FRIENDSHIP AND GREETINGS, I HOPE THIS MAIL MEETS YOU IN GOOD HEALTH. FORGIVE MY INDIGNATION HOWEVER STRANGE OR SURPRISING THIS CONTACT MIGHT SEEM TO YOU AS WE HAVE NOT MET PERSONALLY OR HAD ANY DEALINGS IN THE PAST,

I AM MR ZUDAH DIDIA. THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) GROUP OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO IN WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECTS AND REGARD. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION, I FASTED AND PRAYED FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE I CONTACT YOU TO BE MY PARTNER.

AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH CHAMBERS OF FOREIGN RELATIONSHIP
AND WITH THAT TRUST I DECIDE TO REACH YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM.

DURING AN ANNUAL AUDITING OF ACCOUNT'S IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED FOREIGHNER MR GEORGE BRUMLEY WHO DIED IN A TRAGIC PLANE CRASH ON THE LENANA PEAK, MOUNT KENYA, SATURDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JULY, 2003 TOGETHER WITH HIS WIFE JEAN, THREE OF THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR SPOUSES, AND FOUR GRANDCHILDREN.

SINCE THEN THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY EITHER FROM HIS FAMILY OR RELATION BEFORE DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.

HE WAS A PROPERTY MAGNATE. THE SAID AMOUNT IS ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS. ($11,500,000:00 USD) I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I NEVER MASTER MINDED THE DEATH OF THE DECEASED FELLOW. THEIR DEATH WAS OCCURRED NATURALLY.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION BEEN YOU ARE NOT FROM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL NOT POSE ANY PROBLEM FOR THE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER ON THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE BONAFIDENEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND DIRECTIVES WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME AND ALSO BENEFIT YOUR SELF TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT (A BANKER), WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. THIS IS THE ACTUAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE A SECOND PARTY OR FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN, RELATION OR FOREIGN COLLABORATOR OF THIS OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE HE/SHE WILL NEED THE MONEY TO BE RE-TRANSFERRED INTO ON HIS REQUEST.

OUR BANKING LAW STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WASA FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN. I DONT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.

ON CONCLUSION OF THIS PROJECT, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME. PLEASE YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO KEEP "TOP SECRET" AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER I CONCLUDE THIS CLAIM WITH YOU.

I WILL FLY DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT WILL BE DISCUSSED. ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO BE MY PARTNER,

I WILL TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN APPLY TO THE BANK AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE TOWARDS THIS MAIL.

PLEASE EMAIL AND CALL ME FOR BRIEF DISCUSSION BEFORE WE PROCEED AND KEEP THIS PROPOSAL SECRET EVEN IF YOU DONT WANT TO ASSIST ME, I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR URGENT REPLY.

DO NOT TAKE THIS VERY TRANSACTION AS A JOKE, I AM BETTING YOU RIGHT NOW THAT THIS IS JUST NOTHING BUT REALITY, SO YOU REPLY AND ASK ME HOW YOU CAN APPLY FOR THE TEXT OF APPLICATION FORM OF CLAIM OF THE DECEASED FUND FROM THE BANK. IT IS THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSFERENCE OF FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OVER THERE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR ZUDAH DIDIA
00226 76 18 66 18


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