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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: "Mrs.Mariam Degeh" <mrsmariamdegeh@sify.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:59:24 +0530 (IST)
Subject: PLEASE REPLY ME URGENTLY.



















Dear Friend,
 
I am MRS.MARIAM DEGEH. Bill and Exchange Manager Bank Of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso. It’s just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction; I know that this message might meet you in utmost surprise.
 
In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of $ 27.2m US dollars in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer (MR. PAUL LOUIS from Paris France) who died along with his entire family in 6th December 2003 in a plane crash.









     
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
 
Here is the Web Page regarding the Accident that leads to his Death  
http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/4537663.stm
 
 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 I don't want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.
 
I will like you to help me in transferring it into your Bank account, I agree that 40 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner in respect to the provision of a foreign account, and while 60 % would be for me.
 
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should no entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
 
I shall feed you with full details of this transaction upon receipt of your reply towards this proposal.
 
Please make sure you keep this transaction as your top secret and make it confidential till we receive the fund into the account that you will provide to the Bank. Don't disclose it to any body, because the secrecy of this transaction is as well as the success of it.
     
I am waiting to hear from you urgently.
 
Yours Faithfully,
MRS.MARIAM DEGEH.
Tel   +226 7534 1920.



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