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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: "JACKSON SANTOX" <jack_santox@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jacktox400@myway.com
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:06:24 +0100
Subject: urgent and confidential

FROM MR.JACKSON SANTOX.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
BANK OF AFRICA DU BURKINA
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.

(URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED) REPLY to.(jacktox400@myway.com )

I AM MR.JACKSON SANTOX.I WORK IN THE AUDIT/ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA DU BURKINA (BOA) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US.

THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS U.S $18.5Million dollars (Eighteen million five hundred
thousand US dollars) ) WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS TOO.

MY DEPARTMENT CAME A CROSS THIS HUGE MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON
WHO DIED ON PLANE CRASH ON 31st OCTOBER 2000 AND SINCE THEN NO CLAIM HAS
BEEN PLACED ON HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE.

I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT BE
TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND.

THE BANKING LAW STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINS UNCLAIMED FOR SEVEN
YEARS IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY AND YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS
A NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED PERSON AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE THE
CARE-TAKER BUSINESS ASSOCIATES AND THE NAMED NEXT OF KIN.

I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WHICH A
SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND.
YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO KEEP "TOP SECRET", I SHALL BE YOUR GUIDANCE AND
INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A
SMOOTH AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 30% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR
CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES BOTH
OF US INCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY URGENCY HAS TO BE
IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN BOTH OF US.

REPLY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL

I LOOK FOWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR MAIL

BEST REGARDS,
MR.JACKSON SANTOX
Bill & Exchange Manager


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