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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.Maxwell Adama" <maxwelladama12@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: mrmaxwelladama@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 20:15:54 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENT PLEASE!!


*CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL FROM.
DR. MAXWELL ADAMA THE MANAGER OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE UNIT,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA).
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
WEST AFRICA.*

* ( TOP SECRET PLEASE)
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 DR. MAXWELL ADAMA THE MANAGER OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE
UNIT, BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUDOU BURKINA-FASO.Now i have the intent to
contact you over this financial transaction worth the sum of TWENTY MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS($20,000,000.00 ) 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 veryfortune 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 some years started from the date when the
beneficiary died, the money will be transferred into the bank 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. the request of you as a foreigner is necessary and
legit to apply for the claim and transfer of the fundsmoothly 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,35% will be your share in
respect of the account provision and your assistance rendered during the
transfer of the fund into your bank account, 55% will be my share being the
codinator and the pillar of the transaction while the rest 10% 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 and easy communication in this transacion.
As soon as you reply 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.*

*
PLEASE REPLY ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
**mrmaxwelladama@yahoo.com*<mrmaxwelladama@yahoo.com>

*FOR SECURITY REASON.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Maxwell Adama.*

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