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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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Fraud email example:

From: "keita saidou" <saidoukeita3@yamal.info>
Reply-To: saidou_keita2008@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:04:37 +0000
Subject: URGENT

*From: Mr.Saidou Keita
African Development Bank
Burkina Faso (ADB-ANNEX)
Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso.
Dear friend,
*

*It will be a surprise for you to receive this mail, Welcome this letter. I
am Mr.Saidou Keita ,the Director Of The Accounts & Auditing Dept. At The
African Development Bank Ouagadougou-West Africa. With due respect I Have
Decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be Beneficial to
Both of us. At The Bank's Last Accounts/Auditing Evaluations, my staffs Came
Across an old account which was being maintained by a foreign client Who we
Learnt was among the deceased passengers of an Airline Crash On 6th Nov.
2002.*


*Since the deceased was unable to run this account since his Death. the
Account has remained doormat without the knowledge of his family since It
Was put in a safe deposit account in the bank for future investment by The
Client. Since his demise, nobody, not even the members of his family have
Applied for claims over this fund and it has been in the safe deposit
Account until we discovered that it cannot be claimed since our client Is a
Foreign national and we are sure that he has no next of kin here to File
Claims over the money. as the director of the dept, this discovery was
Brought To my office so as to decide what is to be done. with the few
personnel In my Dept, we decided to seek ways through which to transfer
this money out Of the Bank and out of the country too. *


*The total amount in the accounts is five million dollars(us$5.000.000)with
our positions as staffs of the bank, we are Handicapped because we cannot
operate foreign accounts and cannot lay Bonafide claim over this money.
while we were contemplating on what to Do, a Friend of mine who works with
the chamber of commerce and industry Recommended your personality to me and
advised I should ask you for Help to Transfer this money out of the country.
the client is a foreign national And You will only be asked to act as his
next of kin and I will supply you With All the necessary informationʼs and
bank data to assist you in being Able to Transfer this money to any bank of
your choice where this money could Be Transferred into. *


*I and my partners have decided to give away forty %(40%)to you for Your
Assistance and ten (10%) for any expenses that might arise during the
Transaction of this transfer. we want to assure you that this Transaction is
Absolutely risk free since we work in this bank which is why you should Be
Confident in the success of this transaction because you will be Updated
With information as at when desired. We will please wish you keep this
transaction secret as we are hoping To Retire with our share of this money
at the end of transaction which Will be When this money is safely in your
account. We will then come over toYour Country for sharing according to the
previously agreed percentages.
*

*You might even have to advise us on possibilities of investment in your
Country or elsewhere of our choice. may Allah help you to help us to a
Restive retirement. Amen.
Am awaiting for your urgent response!!! *

*Thanks and remain blessed.
Mr.Saidou Keita
*

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