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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:
- 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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Odile Yoda <odile_yoda001@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:30:32 +0530 (IST)
Subject: hello
FROM MR. ODILE YODA
The Head Of File And Auditing Department,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A).
Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso
West Africa.
It's just my Urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction of mutual holding benefite. Please feel free to read my massage and respond back urgently. I am a banker by profession from Burkina Faso and currently the post of director Auditing and accounting unit of the bank. After our first of the year final meeting on reviwe of (B.O.A ) customers file.
I discovered over TWENTY ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($21 million) fund of one of my bank clients who died Along with his entire family on ( July 2001) in a plane crash. Hence, i am inviting you for a business deal like this nature,i am assuring you that this transaction is 100% risk free . i will need your concept and trust towards helping me on this project. Where This money would be sheard between us in the ratio of 50% for me, 40% for you WHILE 10% Will be mapped out for balances of all expenses we are going to incure at the cost of inheriting this fund.
Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I Receive your return mail AND trust for keeping this fund secured untill i will come over for shearing according to % indicated. Meanwhile the CENTRAL BANK OF BURKINA_FASO has mandated the BANK OF AFRICA BURKINA FASO to release this unclaimed fund immediately the nex of kin is discovered with due application.
so if you are intrested in the deal contact me
yours faithfully
Mr Odile yoda
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