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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: amina ouadrago <aamina_0041@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <amina2_ouadrago@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 10:26:34 +0000
Subject: LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU



Attention please, I am Mrs Amina Ouadrago the bill and exchange manager of BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA BRANCH. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that you will keep this as top secret and don't be scared or surprised, i was very fortune to came across One of our deceased customers Engr RON MORRIS file, when i was arranging the old and abandoned customers files to submit to the entire bank management for an official re-documentation. I take courage to look for a reliable and Honest Person who will be capable for this important business Transaction of US$10.5MILLION (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) , My proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin or Distant Cousin for us to claim this money, so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials who will later use the money to sponsor war in Africa and kill innocent citizens in the search for political power.am believing that you will never let me down either now or in Future. MR RON MORRIS, foreigner and he is the Manager Of petrol chemical service, a chemical engineer by Proffession.He died with his entire family he was among the victims of December 25, 2003 Air-Crash Incident in Benin , The bank has made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this money but without success, you can confirm through this website: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/ and my Investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything About this account. I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before,but be sure that it is real And A Genuine business. hope that you will never let me down in this transaction, at the conclusion of this business,you will be giving 40% of the total amount, 10% will be for any expences that mingt come in, during the transaction why 50% will be for me.I look forward to your earliest reply. Thanks.Best regards,Mrs Amina Ouadrago.
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