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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: Mr Bob Andria <bobandria@sify.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 21:59:03 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend,
 
I am a banker by profession from Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou), i write to inform you during our audit period,  i discovered a left over funds (US$7.5Million) belonging to one of our late client Mr MUSA IDRIS(Deceased). I have put a SEARCH for his/her relations all to no avail, i deemed it fit to contact you to stand in the gap as the next of kin to the deceased to claim the money from the bank. My dear, your urgent assistance is needed in transferring the left over funds to your account within 7 to 10 bank working days. If you accept the deal then we will talk about the percentage ratio upon the receipt of your next mail.Kindly mail me through my email account for more information, if you are interested.
 
Regards,
Mr Bob Andria.



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