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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: ben jackson <benjackson2010@voila.fr>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:55:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MR.BEN JACKSON


FROM THE DESK OF : BEN  JACKSON
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
BANK OF AFRICA( B.O.A )A
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO, WEST AFRICA .
 
 
DEAR FRIEND,
I am Mr. ben jackson     Manager Audit Accounting Department BANK OF AFRICA ( B.O.A ) Now i have the intent to contact you over this financial transaction worth the sum of Twelve Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($17.8m)for our mutual benefit.
This is an abandoned fund that belonged to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family through plane crash disaster since few years ago.
Meanwhile I was very fortunate to come across the deceased file when I was arranging the old and abandoned customers file inoder to sign and submit to the entire bank management for an official re-documentation and audit of the year against 2010. Be informed clearly that it was stated in our banking rules and a regulation which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed till the period of some years starting from the date of death of the customer, the money will be transferred into the bank treasury as an unclaimed fund.
As an honour and advantage bestowed to our foreign customers base on the rules guiding our bank, it was stated obviously that if you are not a citizen of Burkina-Faso, you have the absolute authority to claim this fund hence you are a foreigner despite your differences from country of origin of the deceased.
on the transfer of this fund into your account, (40%) will be your share in respect of the account provision and your assistance rendered during the transfer of the fund into your bank account, (50%) will be my share being the coordinator and pillar of the transaction while the rest (10%) will be shared to the respectable charity homes which has been my second dream to be of help to humanity.
Now, if you are really sure of your trust worthy, accountability and
confidentiality on this transaction without disappointment, reply with the assurance, come up with the information showed below.
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME..................................
2) YOUR AGE................. ................................  
3)SINGLE OR  MARRIED.....................................
 4) YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER.....................
5) YOUR FAX NUMBER.................................
6) YOUR COUNTRY .....................................
7) YOUR OCCUPATION    
8) SEX  .......................................................
9) YOUR RELIGION......................................
10) YOUR PRIVATE E-MAIl................................
     YOURS FAITHFULLY,
       BEN   JACKSON




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