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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- hamad_samani@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Hamad Samani <hamad_samani@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:14:51 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Good day Sir/Madam please read and get back to me
I’m Mr.Hamad Samani . an accountant with the Africa development bank Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. I need you to be my foreign partner to present you as the next of kin to a deceased customer of the bank to transfer the sum of 10.8.00.000 million dollars) into your account for both of us. This fund can be shared between us in the ratio of 40% for you and 55% for me and my family. 5% for any incurable expenses that will come during the transfer.
This money is presently in a domiciliary account in the Africa development bank here in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso. If you are interested write back to me so that I will send to you the details and how it will be possible to be executed. I promise that there will be no risk as it will pass through international banking laws and all the necessary information will be given to you as soon as I receive your acceptance letter.
Contact me through this email address: hamad_samani@sify.com Mr.Hamad samani/ Accountant Africa Development Bank.
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Please also visit the website again to know more concerning the PLANE CRASH which took his live and those of his entire family members in the YEAR 2003 as follows: > >Â Â Â Â http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html I need your urgent response and include your private telephone/mobile numbers for easy communication.Please reply if you can be trusted in this deal. For more adivce you can get back to me on my personal private Phone Number : Tel: 00226 76 339 335
Thanks
Best Regard,
Mr.Hamad Samani
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