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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Baimaru Salu <baimaru.salu@sify.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:42:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM,THE DESK OF MR BAIMARU SALU,



































































































































FROM,THE DESK OF MR BAIMARU SALU,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,

IN FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
(BOA) BANK OF AFRICA,OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA FASO.


DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR FAMILY?
HOPE FINE, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION ANDUNDERSTAND MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU TODAY
THROUGH THIS EMAIL, MY NAME IS  BAIMARU SALU, BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER IN BANK
OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO, IN MY DEPARTMENT, DURING THE AUDITING OF THE
YEAR 2006, I DISCOVERED ANABOUNDED SUM OF $20M THAT BELONGS TO OUR LATE (MR.
ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH,GERMANY) WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN
JULLY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH.


FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE
BELLOW
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
world/europe/859479.stm


I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR
ASSISTANCE TO SECURE AND MOVE THIS HUGE SUMS OFMONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE
CLIENT TO THE TUNE OF $20M, (TWENT MILLION US DOLLARS) OUT FROM BANK OF AFRICA
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO TO YOUR OWN ACCOUNT, HE EXECUTED CONTRACT THROUGH
DEPARTMENT OF WORK AND HOUSING HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO AND THE
MENTIONED MONEY ABOVE IS HIS MONEY LEFT IN OUR BANK BEFORE HIS DEATH. MEANWHILE,
FOR YOUR SMOOTHNESS OF THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL PAY YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR
YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS MATTER.

IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED
AND CAPABLE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION, COME UP WITH THE INFORMATION'S
SHOWED BELOW:- 

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR CONTACT CELL PHONE
NUMBER:
3. YOUR AGE:
4. YOUR SEX:
5. YOUR OCCUPATIONS:
6. YOUR
COUNTRY AND CITY: 

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ALL THESE INFORMATION'S IS
SUBMITTED TO ME, I WILL IMMEDIATELY DRAFT AN APPLICATION FORM WITH ALL YOUR
INFORMATION'S AND SEND BACK TO YOU, SO THAT YOU WILL PROCEED WITH THE
TRANSACTION BY SENDING THE FORM TO BOA BANK FOR THE TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.


YOURS
FAITHFULLY,
MR  BAIMARU SALU
TELE
+226 7083 28
96



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