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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: "namazi muafar" <namazimuafar26@g.pl>
Reply-To: namazimuafar1@latinmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:34:24 +0300
Subject: FROM MR.NAMAZI MUAFAR.


*FROM MR.NAMAZI MUAFAR.
BILL & EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)*

**

*DEAR FRIEND*

**

*FIRST OF ALL, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENT IN THIS TRANSACTION. **THIS IS
BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.HOWEVER
AFTER SERIES OF PETITION WAS RECEIVED BY THIS PRESENT REGIME FROM FOREIGN
CONTRACTORS AND INABILITY OF THE BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) TO FULFIL THEIR
OBLIGATION FOR THE PAYMENT TO ITS FOREIGN CREDITORS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, THEY MANDATED US TO CARRY OUT A CAREFUL AND
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL OVERDUE **PAYMENTS TO FOREGN CONTRACTORS AND TO
EFFECT PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY.*

**

*DURING THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROCESS, WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF
US8.2M(EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT
BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRED
FAMILY IN A PLANE CRASH. I WANT YOU TO VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW FOR
MOREINFORMATION:**www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list*<http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list>

**

*SINCE WE GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEING EXPECTING HIS
NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT
UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS
INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES AND LAWS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT
THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH
LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.*

**

*IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS
PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION
TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS
COMING FOR IT AND WE DONT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS
UNCLAIM BILL.*

**

*I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, IN
RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, AND 60% WOULD BE FOR ME, THEN
5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES INCURE DURING THE TRANSACTION AND 5% FOR CHARITY
ORGANIZATION(MOTHERLESS BABY HOME)IN BURKINA FASO.

THERE AFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE
PERCENTAGE INDICATED.THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS A BUSINESS
ASSOCIATE OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND
EFFECTIVE COMMUNITCATION AND LOCATION WHEREIN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED. *

**

*UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY EMAIL THE TEXT OF THE
APPLICATION TO FILL AND SEND TO THE BANK. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR
NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH/ FREE RISK AND THIS TRANSACTION WILL
ONLY TAKE US 9BANKING DAYS. I KNOW WHAT TO DO AND MOVE THE FUND INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY DELAY AND YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL
REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.*

**

*YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER SO THAT I WILL
SEND YOU THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION FORM TO APPLY TO THE BANK AND THE DATA
INFORMATION OF THE DECEASED CUSTOMER AND DO NOT FAIL TO CONTACT ME THROUGH
MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS HERE.
(**namazimuafar1@latinmail.com* <namazimuafar1@latinmail.com>*)*

**

*MR.NAMAZI MUAFAR
BILL & EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)*

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