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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: hassan bodmas <wandafamily2@ezg12.com>
Reply-To: hassanbodmas@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 01:05:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear Friend.


Dear Friend.
 
Please pardon my approach without prior consent.It is my humble pleasure and trust, I write this very important letter to you, considering you are capable and kind enough to assist me in this well planned business proposal. I am just trying to know if you can be of help, irrespective of the fact that we didn't know each other before or have meet for the first time in person, but having the trust that you will not betray me in this business. I came across your contact via internet search in my earnest searching for a truthful / honest person to handle this business with me and I came across your contact. I am contacting you in view of the fact we will be of Great assistance to each other, like developing a cordial business relationship.
 
I am a career banker and inspecting Auditor of most of the prime banks here in cote'd ivoire during the course of our auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 1996 and since 2003 nobody has operated on this account, after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Richard Birch, a foreigner, and a Stock broker, and he died, since 2001. And no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that Mr. Richard Birch until his death was the managing Director of RichBirch Sarl. Hence, I want you apply for the payment of the remaining to the bank.
 
The amount involved is (USD 28m) twenty eight million United States Dollars only. I want you to stand as the beneficiary to this fund and receive the $28,000.000 [ twenty eight million United States Dollars] to your safe foreign account in your country or else where that will be safe for the fund, but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you because this money can not be approved to a local person here, without valid international foreign passport, but can only be approved to any foreigner with valid international passport or drivers license and foreign a/c because the money is in US Dollar and the former owner of the a/c Late Mr.Richard Birch,is a foreigner too, and the money can only be approved for payment to you as the legal beneficiary with my master plan.Note that, we will sign a binding agreement, to enable us know our line of duty once we commence.
 
I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business. I need your full co-operation to make this work fine, Because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will provide for you as soon as I am convinced that you are capable and will uphold the instruction of a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business. Therefore, I need your strong assurance that you will never, never betray or let me down in this deal. Be rest assured that my influence and the position of the bank official who is also out for this deal we can transfer this money to your reliable account with the assurance that this money will be intact pending our physical arrival in your country for sharing.
 
The bank official will destroy all documents of transaction immediately You receive this money leaving no trace to any place, and to build confidence you can come immediately to discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and I will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account. I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and influence to obtain all legal approvals in your name as the beneficiary for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments.
 
At the conclusion of this business, you will be rewarded with 30% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 8% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring, while 2% for charity, as a mark of God's gratitude for the blessing. If you are interested in this transaction, please do reply immediately so that we can proceed.E-mail: hassanbodmas@yahoo.com
 
Please kindly reply this email to my official email:(hassanbodmas@yahoo.com] Also,do send to me your contact telephone numbers for easy communication.
 
I look forward to your earliest reply.
Best Regards,
hassan bodmas.
E-mail :hassanbodmas@yahoo.com

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