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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: "zongo fada" <fada_zon_go@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:21:31 +0100 (CET)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND,


FROM ZONGO FADA,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING,
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)ANNEX,
OUAGADOUGOU.BURKINA FASO,
WEST AFRICA.


DEAR FRIEND,

I AM THE MANAGER AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT OF AFRICA DEVELOP=
MENT BANK (ADB) HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DI=
SCOVER AN ABANDONED SUM OF $10.5MILLION USD(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDERD TH=
OUSAND UNITD STATE DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGE TO ONE OF OUR FO=
REIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY IN JULY 2004 PLANE CRASH.=


SINCE WE GOT THIS INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING H=
IS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEA=
SE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE =
DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDLINS AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATE =
WE LEART THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE W=
ITH HIM AT THE PLAN CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.IT IS UP=
ON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO =
YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE =
DECEASED FOR THE SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DIS BURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS CO=
MING FOR IT AND WE DONT' WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY A=
S UNCLAIMED BILL.
=20
THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDLINE HERE STIPULATE THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED=
UNCLAIMED AFTER FOUR YEARS,THEMONEY WILL BE TRANSFER INTO THE BANK TRE=
ASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THI=
S BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE COSTUMER WAS A FOREIGNER=
AND BURKINABLE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.I AGREE THAT=
30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A F=
ORIEGN ACCOUNT,10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENESES INCURRED DURING THE =
BUSINESS AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME.THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY =
FOR THE DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGE INDICATED THEREFORE, T=
O ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU M=
UST APPLY FRIST TO THE BANK AS RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED =
WITH A TEXT OF APPLICATION FORM THAT I WILL SEND TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FRO=
M YOU,SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER AN=
D YOUR FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHE=
RE IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.

UPON RECEPIT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU THE TEXT OF APPLICATION BY =
EMAIL TO FILL IN YOUR BANKING INFORMATION AND APPLIED TO THE BANK AS TH=
E NEXT OF KIN.I WILL NOT FAIL TO TELL YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITC=
H- FREE THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED =
ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMED=
IATELY AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.

YOUR FAITHFULLY,

Mr, ZONGO FADA


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