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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: "Dawo Ibrahim" <dawo0012@msn.com>
Reply-To: mr_dawoibrahim00@live.fr
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:33:20 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY!!!!


Dear Friend,

I am Mr Dawo Ibrahim the Director in charge of Auditing section AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK (A.D.B) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa. Forgive my
indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise. AS IT MAY INTEREST
YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE INTERNET SEARCH
HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.

I have decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficial to
both of us. During our auditing in this Bank, I came across some amount of
money belonging to a deceased foreigner Mr. George Brumley who died with all
his family members in a plane crash. The fund has been dormant in his
account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody from his
relation before my discovery to this development.

The said amount is U.S $10.500.000.00 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS). I want you to know that I never master minded the
death of the deceased fellow.Their death was occured Naturally.

All the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next
of kin to the deceased has been put in place and directives will be relayed
to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me
and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity. In this
country as a civil servant (A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a
foreign account. This is the actual reason why it will require a second
party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and
also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be
re-transferred into on his request.

Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after Five
and half years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as
unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is
occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe
cannot stand as next of kin. I dont want this money to go into the Bank
treasury as unclaimed Bill.

Be assured this transaction is 100% risk free. On conclusion of this
Project, you will have 30% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to handle
this business with me and 10% will be set aside for any expenses that arises
on the process before the fund get into your bank account such as telephone
calls bills (etc).
Please you have been advised to keep "TOP SECRET" as I am still in service
and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you. i
will fly down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according
to percentages indicated and further investment will be discussed.

On your acceptance to be my partner, please contact me through my email
address for a brief discussion before we proceed. Please keep this proposal
secret, even if you don't want to assist me.
I look forward to receive your urgent reply.

Please, REPLY ONLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ( mr_dawoibrahim00@live.fr )

THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY

MR.DAWO IBRAHIM.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK (A.D.B),
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

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