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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: luis mark <luismark10@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <luis2007mark@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:44:55 +0000
Subject: FROM DR LUIS MARK PLEASE REPLY VERY URGENT



FROM DR LUIS MARK.AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.

Dear Friend,
Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does notmeet your business or personal ethics. I will firstintroduce myself as DR LUIS MARK,THE CHIEF AUDITOR WITHBANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.

I am the Auditing and Accounting Manager, Bank of Africa (B.O.A) here in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of US$20m dollars (TWENTY MILLION US DOLLARS) in an account that belongsto one of our foreign customer (MR. RICHARD BURSON FROM FLORIDA, U.S.A) who died along with his entire family in Jully 2000 in a plane crash.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOW http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claimingof this money, as he has no family member that has anyknowledge as to the existence of either the account or thefunds; I have confidently agreed to find a reliableforeign partner to deal with. My proposition to you, is toseek your consent to present you as the Next of kin andbeneficiary of this late client, So that the proceeds ofthis account valued a huge sum shall be paid to you, andthen we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentageof 30% for you, While 60% for me and others involved, 10%shall be used for miscellaneous expenses while the remaindershall be given to a reputable charity home because the moneyis owned by a deceased person.
This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as thefund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, moneylaundry, terrorism or any other illegal act, funds will bereleased to you after necessary processes have beenfollowed. Let me hear from you as soon as you get thismessage, so we can proceed.
Best regards,DR LUIS MARK
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