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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "mr.alibillah96@live.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Mr Ali Billah <mr.alibillah96@live.fr>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:18:13 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Dear Friend,
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Ali Billah. The Auditing Accounting Manager Bank OF Africa (B O A) Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso in West Africa .
In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of ($22.5m Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in a plane crash. I now decided to make this business proposal with you and the bank will release this money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased person since nobody is coming for the money. and I don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed money.
The banking law and guideline here is that if such money remained as unclaimed the money will be transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed money I therefore I agree that 40%of this money will be for you as a foreigner partner, then 60% would be for me.Then i will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. Please reply me to this my private Email Address (mr.alibillah96@live.fr) so that I will give you more details about the transaction.
Thanks.
Your Faithfully
Mr.Ali Billah.
Auditing Accounting Manager (B O A).
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