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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: idris aluma ibn <ibn_idris059@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <idris_aluma02@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 19:39:41 +0000
Subject: PLPEASE REPLY URGENTLY ...






Mr. Ibn Idris Aluma,
Genaral Accountant / Auditor.
Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso. Dearest, Hope you and your family members are in good health. In due confidentail approach, do note that i have decided to contact you to assist me carry out a successful funds transfer transaction worth of Twelve Million, US Dollars (US $12.000.000.00) into your confidence bank account as the only NEXT OF KIN to our bank foreign deceased customer(an International French Billionaire Businessman) who actually died with his entire family members by PLANE CRASH, that took place in Central England UK, three years back. Since his death ocured, no body has shown up or apply to our bank to claim the fund because the account could not be traced unless an insider like me exposed it, as i know clearly that the deceased did not recorded any person to stand as his next of kin, except his wife who died the same time with him. For the success of this transaction, you should apply and act as the only existing NEXT OF KIN to the deceased, in which all the deceased documents, receipts with our bank will be changed to your name including an official approval claim in which our bank will inscript you as the beneficiary (Next of kin) . This transaction is a risk-free transaction, it will never harm your good reputation in your society, as the documents in your name will prove geniue of the fund source and once the transfer is made, the chapter of this transaction will be closed entirely without any problem. Note that in a business of this nature with our bank, the transaction will be processed base on the information you supply and there will be no question in differences over the deceased country of origin, religion or belief because our bank inheritance law is against that. So, it is a preference for us to achieve this success without any pragmatic hitch.Please note down that once the fund get's transferred into your account, you will take 40% of the total sum and 60% will be my share. Conditions : Before we start this transaction now, you will assure me solemnly that you can help me to process my visa to your country for the shareing of the fund once you confirm the transfer of the fund into your account. I need your urgent response and include your private telephone/mobile numbers for easy communication.Please reply if you can be trusted in this transaction.Thanks, Mr. Ibn Idris Aluma.Reply to; idris_aluma02@yahoo.fr

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