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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: "malim6 Gazeta.pl" <malim6@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: malimmusa_1@hotmail.fr
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:20:59 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED


*FROM: DR MALIM MUSA*

*BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER*

*AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (A.D.B)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO



DEAR FRIEND,

THIS MESSAGE MIGHT MEET YOU IN UTMOST SURPRISE HOWEVER,IT'S JUST MY URGENT
NEED FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER THAT MADE ME CONTACT YOU
FOR THIS TRANSACTION.

I AM A BANKER BY PROFESSION FROM OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO IN WEST AFRICA,AND
CURRENTLY HOLDING THE POST OF FOREIGN REMMITTANCE MANAGER IN OUR BANK
BURKINA FASO OFFICE.


I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF TRANSFERING THE LEFT OVER
FUNDS( $ 15 MILLION) OF ONE OF MY BANK DECEASED CLIENT WHO DIED IN THE
SHARTER PLANE WHICH CRASHED ON MOUNT KENYAN IN THE KENYAN CITY OF SUMBURU
ON 21ST JULY,2003 YOU CAN CONFIRM THE GENUINESS OF THE DECEASED DEATH BY
CLICKING ON THIS WEB SITE


**http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html*<http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html>
*
HENCE,I AM INVITING YOU FOR A BUSINESS DEAL WHERE THIS MONEY CAN BE SHARED
BETWEEN US IN THE RATIO 60/40

IF YOU AGREE TO MY BUSINESS PROPOSAL EAGERLY WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE BY
SENDING YOUR INFO SO THAT I WILL SEND TO YOU A TEXT OF APPLICATION FORM
WHICH YOU WILL FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK FOR THE CAMANCEMENT OF THE
TRANSATION.*


*1 YOUR FULL NAME..........................*

*2 YOUR PHONE NUMBER..............................*

*3 YOUR COUNTRY................................*

*4 YOUR AGE.......................*

*5 YOUR OCCUPATION............................*

*6 A COPY OF YOUR PHOTO..............................

best regard *

*Malim Musa*

*hope to hear from you soon
*

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