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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: "mojeed salam" <mojeed_salam@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: mojeed_salam51@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:53:52 +0200
Subject: DEAR FRIEND I NEED YOUR ASSISTANT.


FROM MR MOJEED SALAM
AUDIT AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION MANAGER
GROUPE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA .

DEAR FRIEND,
GREETINGS,

PLEASE, ATTENTION AND UNDERSTAND MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU TODAY THROUGH
THIS EMAIL, I AM MR MOJEED SALAM, THE AUDITOR GENERAL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNT
INFORMATION MANAGER IN GROUPE BANK OF AFRICA(BOA) OUAGADOUGOU
BURKINA-FASO. WEST
AFRICA, IN MY DEPARTMENT DURING THE AUDITING OF THE YEAR 2007, I DISCOVERED
AN ABOUNDED SUM OF $10,200.000.00 DOLLARS(TEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLARS) THAT BELONGS TO OUR LATE CUSTOMER, WHO UNFORTUNATELY
LOST HIS LIFE IN THE PLANE CRASH A BEIRUT-BOUND CHARTER JET CRASHED ON TAKE
OFF FROM A COASTAL AIRPORT IN THE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY OF BENIN, 25TH
DECEMBER 2003.YOU MAY READ MORE ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING THIS C.N.N NEWS
INTERNET WEBSITE BELOW
*http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash*<http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash>

*http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm>

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, I HAVE MADE AN INVESTIGATION AND
VERIFICATION CONCERNING HIM AND I FIND OUT THE HE DIE ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE
FAMILY AND HER WIFE IS THE NEXT OF KIN. IT IS UPON THE DISCOVERY THAT I
DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU SINCE THE BANKING LAW AND
GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATED THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE
YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED
FUND.

THE STATISTICS OF TRANSFERRING THIS FUND IS NEEDED A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF
KIN HENCE THE DECEASED IS FOREIGNER. THEREFORE, I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR
ASSISTANCE TO SECURE AND MOVE THIS HUGE SUMS OF MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY
LATE. $10,200.000.00, (TEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) OUT FROM BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO TO YOUR OWN
ACCOUNT,

I HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY IN
RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICES RENDERED, 50% WOULD BE
FOR ME WHILE 10% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE CAUSE OF THE
TRANSACTION. I AND MY FAMILY WILL LEAVE HERE IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR
AN INVESTMENT WITH MY SHARE AS SOON AS THE FUND TRANSFERS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
PLEASE I WANT YOU STRICTLY KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL AND SECRET AS
YOU MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT I AM BANK OFFICIAL. IS REST ASSURED THAT THIS
BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.

NOTE ON YOUR WILLINGNESS TOWARD THIS TRANSACTION, I WANT YOU TO INDICATE
YOU'RE SELF BY SENDING BELOW INFORMATION
1. YOUR FULL NAME:.....
2. YOUR CONTACT CELL PHONE NUMBER...
3. YOUR AGE: .......
4. YOUR MARITAL STATUS:.......
5. YOUR OCCUPATIONS: ....
6. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY:.......

YOURS FAITHFULLY.
MR MOJEED SALAM.

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