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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: "MR.ABDULAYI HALIDOU" <abdulayi_h@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:36:20 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED PLEASE.


FROM THE DESK OF MR. ABDULAYI HALIDOU=20
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.
=20
=20
DEAR FRIEND,
=20
I AM MR. ABDULAYI HALIDOU.THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOU=
NTING SECTION OF BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO WEST-AF=
RICA WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARD. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BU=
SINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE EN=
D OF THE TRANSACTION.
=20
DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME =
ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A DECEASED PERSON MR.SHEU =
YUAN-DONG WHO DIED ON FEBRUARY 16, 2004 IN A GASSY CAR ACCIDENT WITH HI=
S ENTIRE FAMILY ON THIER WAY BACK FROM BOBO DELASO THE FORMAL CAPITAL C=
ITY OF BURKINA-FASO, AND THE FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH =
THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY EITHER FROM HIS =
FAMILY OR RELATION BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.
=20
THE SAID AMOUNT IS U.S $10.8M (TEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED UNITED STATES =
DOLLARS). AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMA=
TION THROUGH YAHOO SEARCH ON FOREIGN BUSINESS RELATIONS HERE IN OUAGADO=
UGOU BURKINA-FASO.
=20
MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE =
BONA FIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, TO GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND=
TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND DIR=
ECTIVES AND NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU IN=
DICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST US AND ALSO BENEFIT=20
YOUR SELF TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
=20
IN FACT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN=
THIS COUNTRY AS A CIVIL SERVANT (A BANKER),WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERA=
TE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYE BROW ON MY SIDE =
DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE I WORK IN THIS BANK.
=20
THIS IS THE ACTUAL REASON WHY IT WILL REQUIRE A SECOND PARTY OR FELLOW =
WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN WITH AFFIDAVIT OF TRUST OF O=
ATH TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE HE WILL NEED T=
HE MONEY TO BE RE-TRANSFERRED INTO ON HIS REQUEST AS IT MAY BE AFTER DU=
E VERIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION BY THE CORRESPONDENT BRANCH OF THE BAN=
K WHERE THE WHOLE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED FROM TO YOUR OWN DESIGNATION B=
ANK ACCOUNT.
=20
I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. =
ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40% O=
F THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME. PLEASE, YOU=
HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO KEEP "TOP SECRET" AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE AND IN=
TEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU.
=20
I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CO=
NFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND ASK ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY=
FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY=
INDICATED AND FURTHER INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTR=
Y YOU ADVICE US TO INVEST IN. ALL OTHER NECESSARY VITAL INFORMATION WIL=
L BE SENT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU,THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:=
abdulayi_hali@myway.com
=20
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR HANSOM REPLY SOONEST.
=20
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. ABDULAYI HALIDOU.

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