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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: "sam sankara" <sam_sankara7@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: mrsam_sankara@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 16:18:47 +0200
Subject: I AM URGENTLY WAITING FOR YOUR CALL OR EMAIL


*CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL FROM.
MR.SAM SANKARA.*
*THE CHIEF AUDITOR INCHARGE,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
WEST AFRICA.*
*MY PRIVATE E.MAIL * *mr_sam_skr8851@yahoo.fr* <mr_sam_skr8851@yahoo.fr>
*PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER. +226 76 15 61 78 / +226 78 78 67 89*

*My Good Friend,**
*
*How are you doing together with your family? I guessed all is well. My
massage should not be a surprise proposal to you because i got your contact
information from the international directory in few weeks ago before i
decided to contact you on this magnitude and lucrative transaction for our
future survival in life.*
**
*Moreover, i have laid all the solemn trust in you before i decided to
disclose this successful & confidential transaction to you.*

*As i have said, I AM MR.SAM SANKARA. THE CHIEF AUDITOR INCHARGE OF FOREIGN
REMITTANCE UNIT, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK OUAGADOUDOU BURKINA-FASO.*
**
*Now i have the intent to contact you over this financial transaction worth
the sum of NINTEEN MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
($19,300,000.00 ) for our future success.*
**
*This is and abandoned sum that belongs to one of our bank foreign customers
who died along with his entire family through plane crash disaster since few
years ago. Meanwhile i was very fortune to came across the deceased file
when i was arranging the old and abandoned customers files in other to sign
and submit to the entire bank management for an official re-documentation
and audit of the year against 2008.*
**
*Be informed clearly that it was stated in our banking rules and regulations
which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed till the
period of 6 years started from the date when the beneficiary died, the
money will be transferred into the treasury as an unclaimed fund.*
* *
*As a honour and advantage bestowed to our foreign customers base on the
rules guilding our bank, it was stated obviously that if you are not a
citizen of Burkina Faso , you have the absolute authority to claim the fund
hence you are a foreigner despite your differences from the country of
origin of the deceased.*
**
*So the request of you as a foreigner is necessary and legit to apply for
the claim and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account
as the NEXT OF KIN OR EXTENDED RELATIVE to the deceased costomer.*

*On the transfer of this fund into your account, { 39% } being (
US$7,527,000.00) will be your share in respect of the account provision and
your assistance rendered during the transfer of the fund into your bank
account,{ 52% } being (US$10,036,000.00) will be my share being the
codinator and the pillar of the transaction while the rest { 9% } being
(US$1,737,000.00) will be shared to the respectable Organisations Centers
such as Charity Organisation, Motherless Babies homes, and helpless disabled
people in the World.*
**
*Now, if you are really sure of your trustworthy,
accountability,confidentiality on this transaction, contact me and agree
that you will not change your mind to cheat or disappoint me when the fund
have getting into your account. Besides you should not entertain any fear
because i am sure of the success as an insider in the bank.*
* *
*Please reply with the assurance, include your private telephone and fax
numbers necessary for facilitate an easy communication in this transaction.*
**
*As soon as you reply , give me a call through my private telephone number
on ( +226 76 15 61 78 / +226 78 78 67 89) so that i will let you know the
next step to follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately.*
*
I expect your urgent communication and my best regard to you and all members
of your family.
*
*MY PRIVATE E.MAIL. * *mr_sam_skr8851@yahoo.fr*<mr_sam_skr8851@yahoo.fr>
*PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER. +226 76 15 61 78 / +226 78 78 67 89*
*Yours sincerely,
mr. sam sankara*

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