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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: jida james <jidajames33@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jidajames@voila.fr>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:17:32 +0000
Subject: FROM MR JIDA JAMES



FROM MR JIDA JAMES,BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,BANK OF AFRICA (BOA),OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

ATTENTION PLEASE, I AM JIDA JAMES, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE BRANCH MANAGER OF BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO I WANT TO INQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS TRANSACTIONFOR MUTUAL BENEFITS/LIFE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND ME. THE TRANSACTION IS ABOUT SEEKING YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/ BENEFICIARY OF THE US$15.5 MILLION DOLLARS, (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS.) AND WHO IS A CUSTOMER TO THE BANK WHERE I WORK. HE DIED IN ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY DURING THEIR VACATION JOURNEY THE FUND IS CURRENTLY IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AWAITING CLAIM, THE BANK MADE A PUBLIC NOTICE THAT THEY ARE READY TO RELEASE THIS FUND TO ANY OF HIS RELATIVES ABROAD. IN THAT REGARD, I DECIDED TO SEEK YOUR CONSENT FOR THIS PROSPECTIVE OPPORTUNITY . HAVE IT AT THE BACK OF YOUR MIND THAT THE TRANSACTION DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY RISK AND DOES NOT NEED MUCH ENGAGEMENT FROM YOU, SINCE I AM FAMILIAR WITH THIS KIND OF TRANSACTION BEING AN INSIDER. NECESSARY MODALITIES WILL BE WORKED OUT TO ENABLE US CARRY OUT THE FUND CLAIM UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT. I HAVE RESOLVED TO OFFER YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL FUND, 10% FOR SUNDRY EXPENSES THAT MAYBE INCURRED DURING THE PROCESS OF EXECUTING THIS TRANSACTION AND 50% PERCENT FOR ME.

I WILL SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE STATING YOUR WISH IN THIS DEAL. IF YOU REALLY INTERESTING, YOUR FULL TIME WILL BE INVOLVE AS TO MEET TO THE BANK DEMAND AFTER YOU APPLY TO THE BANK AS A NEXT OF KIN AS I WILL EDUCATE YOU.I WILL ADVISE YOU NOT TO BETRAYED ME WHEN THE FUND GET INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.PLEASE REPLY TO MY MASSAGE BY INDICATING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO. ALSO, SEND ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION WHEN I RECEIVE YOUR AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS. BEST REGARD,FROM MR JIDA JAMES,BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,BANK OF AFRICA (BOA),OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
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