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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: <karim01ahamed@mysinamail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:17:31 +0800
Subject: TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU URGENTLY.

Good Day!

I can't imagine how you will feel receiving a sudden business proposal
from a remote country in far away Burkina Faso west Africa and probably
from some one you have notclosely related with. But all the same, I
believe we do not need to be of blood relatives before we can establish
cordial/business relationship. Having said this, I think it is very
important at this juncture to introduce myself to you. I am Mr. Karim
Ahamed. the director in charge of auditing and accounting section
ofInternational bank of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso West Africa. It
is my pleasure to solicit your assistance in this business proposal.

I am contacting you because; I do not want to transact the business
with anybody who is known to any staff of this bank or anybody around here
to avoid any possible blackmail or leakage at the end of the
transaction. During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department
came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who
died on 31st July 2000, in a plane crash andthe 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. The said amount was $25.700.000 USD (Twenty-five Million seven
hundred UnitedStates Dollars) as it may interest you to know.

meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
bonafide next ofkin to the deceased, get the required approval and
transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and
directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self
to this great business opportunity. 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 operate a foreign account and would
eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer
because I work in this bank.

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
oath to the bank and also present a foreign account where he will need
the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after
due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the
bank where the whole moneywill be remitted from to your own designation
bank account.

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%
of the total sum as gr atification, while 10% will be set aside to take
care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also
telephone bills, while 50% will be for me and my partner. Please, you
have been advised to keep "top secret and confidential" as I am still in
service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal
with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you
confirm 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
country you advice us to invest in. All other necessary vital information
will be sent to you when I hear from you.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Karim Ahamed
______________________________________

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