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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: "Alhaji Kabore" <al_kabore1@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:55:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Trusting To Hear From You Soonest.


FROM THE DESK OF MR ALI KABORE.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
BANK OF AFRICA.=20
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.

URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
DEAR FRIEND,

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND GET BACK TO ME, I HOPE THAT YOU ARE WELL TODA=
Y,I AM MR ALI KABORE. THE BILL AND AXCHANGE MANAGER OF THE FOREIGN REMI=
TTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA B.O.A,

WITH DUE RESPECT,I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU OVER THIS BUSINESS FINANCIAL =
TRANSACTION WORTH THE SUM OF TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED S=
TATES DOLLARS (10.5M)IN ORDER TO ENTRUST THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOU=
NT.THIS IS AN ABANDONED FUND THAT BELONGS TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THI=
S BANK,WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN A BENIN PLANE CRASH DIS=
ASTER ON DECEMBER 25TH 2003.

THE FUND HAS BEEN LYING IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO=
LAY CLAIM OVER THE MONEY SINCE THE ACCOUNT OWNER LATE MR SALLA KHATIF =
FROM LEBANON DIED WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY,I WAS VERY FORTUNE TO MEET THE=
DECEASED FILE WHEN I WAS ARRANGING THE OLD AND ABANDONED CUSTOMERS FIL=
ES TO SUBMIT TO THE BANK MANAGEMENT ACCORDINGLY FOR DOCUMENTATION PURPO=
SES.

FOLLOWING OUR BANKING FINANCIAL POLICY, IT WAS OBVIOUSLY INDICATED AND =
SIGNED LAW FULLY THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINS UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS =
WITHOUT SOMEBODY BEING A FOREIGNER APPLY AND CLAIM THE FUND AS THE NEXT=
OF KIN , THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS AN UN=
CLAIMED FUND.=20

SO THE REQUEST OF YOU AS A FOREIGNER IS NECESSARILY NEEDED FOR THE CLAI=
M BECAUSE A CITIZEN OF BURKINA FASO CANNOT COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE FU=
ND SINCE THE LAW DOES NOT PERMIT AN INDIGENE TO CLAIM SUCH FUND SINCE T=
HE REAL BENEFICARY OF THE FUND IS DIED , THE BANK ARE EXPECTING THE NEX=
T OF KIN TO APPLY FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND FOR HIM OR HER WITHOUT DE=
LAY BUT UNFORTUNATELY I LEARNT THROUGH THE INVESTIGATIONS WHICH I CARRI=
ED OUT THAT THERE IS NOBODY BEHIND WHO CAN COME AND CLAIM THE FUND.=20

THEREFORE I WANT YOU TO APPLY TO THE BANK WITH YOUR RELIABLE BANK ACCOU=
NT DETAILS WHERE OUR BANK WILL TRANSFER THE FUND INTO AND IMMEDIATELY T=
HE FUND IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT ,WE WILL SHARE THE FUND ACCORD=
ING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED BELOW,SIXTY PERCENT (60%) OF THE TOTAL =
FUND WILL BE FOR ME.THIRTY PERCENT( 30%) FOR YOU,WHILE TEN PERCENT(10%)=
WILL BE FOR UNEXPECTED EXPENSES WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING THE TRANSFER.

AFTER THE FUND HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY,=
YOU WILL HELP ME AND MY FAMILY TO VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING THE M=
ONEY ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED ABOVE,AND FOR THE IMMEDIATE =
TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPL=
Y FIRST TO THE BANK AS THE ONLY EXISTING NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CU=
STOMER AND AFTER APPROVAL WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AS YOU APPL=
IED,=20

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP THIS BUSINESS SECRET UNTIL YOU CONFIRM=
THE TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WHICH YOU WILL PROVIDE.SO I ASSURE YOU =
THAT THERE IS NO RISK IN THIS BUSINESS.THE BANK WILL FORWARD TO YOU ALL=
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER AND WHICH WILL PROVE THAT =
YOU MAKE A LEGAL CLAIM OF INHERITANCE.

IT IS TRUE THAT I PRAY TO GOD BEFORE I WAS PUSHED FORWARD TO CONTACT YO=
U FOR THIS BUSINESS BUT I WANT YOU TO ASSURE ME SOLEMNLY THAT YOU ARE A=
TRSUTWOTHY,RELIABLE,HONEST AND CAPABLE TO AVOID CHEATING ME IN THIS BUS=
INESS.

IF YOU ARE REALLY SURE OF YOUR INTEGERITY,REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAI=
L CONTACTS (al_kabore1@yahoo.com) IMMEDIATELLY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL F=
OR MORE DETAILS INFORMATION ON HOW THE PROCESS TO TRANSFER THE FUND INT=
O YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE.=20

YOURS FAITHFULLY,=20

MR ALI KABORE.


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