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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: salam asinthe <salamasinthe_00084@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <salam_asinthe2007@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:28:57 +0000
Subject: SHOW ME YOUR PREPAREDNESS TO CHAMPION THIS TRASNFER.




From Mr Asinthe Salam

Dear Friend.This Message Might Meet You In Utmost Surprise. However, It's Just My Urgent Need For Foreign Partner That Made Me To Contact You For This Transaction. I Am A Banker By Profession From Burkina Faso In West Africa And Currently Holding The Post Of bill and exchange manager In Our Bank.

I Have The Opportunity Of Transferring The Left Over Funds ($15.5Million) Of One Of My Bank Client Who Died Along With His Entire Family In Kenya Plane Crash 2003.You Can Confirm The Deceased Death.
You can view this site to know more.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html


Hence, I am Inviting You For A Business Deal Where This Money Can Be Shared Between Us In The Ratio Of 50/40 / 10% For Any income expenses that will come During the transfer, If You Agree To My Business Proposal,Further Details Of The Transfer Will Be Forwarded To You As Soon As I Receive Your Response.

Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location wherein the money will be remitted.

1.YOUR NAME................... 2.BANK NAME................... 3.BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER............ 4.AGE................. 5.OCCUPATION................ 6. FAX............... 7. SCANNED PASSPORT ...........8.TELEPHONE.................9.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS..........
10.SEX................
11.COUNTRY..............
Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you by email the text of the application to fill and send to the bank, Have A Great Day.


Yours,
Mr Asinthe Salam

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