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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: "COMPAORE SENI" <compseni01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: compaore.seni@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:04:50 +0000
Subject: INQUIRY ON PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES IN YOUR COMPANY


*Dear friend,


I will like to have a run down on what it will take me to purchase
properties in your company as a foriegner ,i am from Abidjan Ivory Coast,i
will like you to relply urgently.
Note:The Funds for this transaction is already in the BANK Now and i will
need your assistace to transfer this fund to your account since i will be
give you the Bank contacts as soon as i hear from you.
best regards

I am one of the officials in the Energy management board, in Burkina Faso.
We had a contract with Denmark through the Burkina Faso Danish Cooperation,
which was signed on the 4th of march, 2003 on the Electrification of the
Urban centres, offices and rural dwellers.
The project has been executed, you can check on the website. **
www.SONABEL.BF* <http://www.sonabel.bf/>*.
But, the main issue of contacting you is to intimate you that during the
award of this contract, a few of my colleagues and l, had inflated the
amount of this contract and the OVER- INVOICED is being safeguarded under
our custody.

However, we have decided to transfer this sum of money, $35.5million USA
Dollars out of this Country in PURCHASE ofproperties in your YOUR Compant
Hence, we seek for a reliable, honest and not greedy foreign partner whom we
shall use his or her account to transferring the fund.

If you are capable to handle the transaction without hitches and flaws, then
we have confidence in the deal, and a risk free transfer from our side.
Please, make it TOP SECRET and avoid every channel of implicating us here
thereby endanger our career.
Therefore, if you will not be able to handle it, please hold on your peace
for our sake we are public servants.

I pray to God for his providence for a smooth transfer, so that our retiring
soon or later will be a better and blissful retirement life, as such we are
very cautious towards actualising this noble venture. It can also be a once
in life opportunity for you, because l know that we going to see face-face,
preferably come down to Burkina Faso and verify on my claim on the said
amount of money in the bank.*

* Besides, to discuss business and investment in your country at large, and
thereafter sit together to decide on the means of transferring. If this
picks your interest, please do contact me immediately through this email
address for more details and for easier communication. Best regards,*

*MR Compaore Séni.*

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