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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: "tamaaku2 Gazeta.pl" <tamaaku2@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:48:45 -0800
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND REPLY


FROM THE DESK OF MR TAMA AKU
AUDIT/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO
PHONE: 00226-706 24 10

SIR/MADAM,


(CONFIDENTIAL)

I KNOW THAT THIS EMAIL WILL BE A BIG SURPRISE TO YOU, BUT I WANT YOU TO CALM
DOWN AND READ VERY CAREFULLY.

I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US. THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY INVOLVED IS ($5,700:000:00 FIVE MILLION SEVEN
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND
YOURS TOO. AND ALSO TO TAKE MY WIFE ABROAD FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER DAMAGE.

THIS MONEY IS OWNED BY A MAN CALLED JIN SUN, A BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN
WEST-AFRICAN REGIONS. HE HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE SIX
YEARS AGO 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 CANNOT BE
TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND.
THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY; YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS A
BUSINESS ASSOCIATE TO THE DECEASED PERSON[JIN SUN]
AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE THE CARE-TAKER BUSINESS ASSOCIATE TO MR.
JIN SUN AND HIS PROPERTIES.

I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WHICH A
SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL ALSO BE
YOUR GUIDIANCE AND INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO
AS TO ENSURE A SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND
TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR
CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE
FOR EXPENCES INCURED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY AND IN YOUR REPLY
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX
NUMBERS] URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL
BETWEEN BOTH OF US.

WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE SO THAT I CAN MOVE AHEAD AND GIVE YOU THE
INDEPT DETAILS CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION AND ALSO THE
STEPS TO TAKE FOR A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT.PLEASE,,PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR
SECURITY PURPOSE (tama_aku2@yahoo.co.uk)


BEST REGARDS,
MR.TAMA AKU

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