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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: Waheed Oman <dr_waheed_oman01@sify.com>
Reply-To: droman2010@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 05:05:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: A FOREIGN ASSISTANCE NEEDED (call me 00226 78 03 62 41.)



FROM THE DESK OF DR. WAHEED OMAN
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK(ADB)
54-56 RUE DE THOMSON, OUAGADOUGOU.
BURKINA FASO. WEST AFRICA.

TEL:  00226 78036241. 
 
 
                                    CONFIDENTIAL 

 Dear friend,
 
I am DR WAHEED OMAN, the accountant of
African Development Bank (ADB). There is an account open in this bank in 1999
and since 2001 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through
some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money
out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing.
 
The owner of this
account is Mr. Morris Thompson, a foreigner, Business Man and a miner at Kruger
Gold Company, a Geologist by profession and he died since 2000.No other person
knows this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other
beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not
know anything about this account and the money involved is (US$15.5 Million us
dallars). I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be
approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account
because the money is in United States Dollars and the former owner Mr. Morris
Thompson is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as
surprise as we don't know ourselves before. We will sign an agreement, but be
sure that it is real and a genuine business.
 
You can view the web site
bellow for more information on our late
client.http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/I only got
your contact information from Global Trade Agent under the BURKINA FASO Chamber
of Commerce and Industrial; with believe in God that you will never let me down
in this business, considering my position as a public servant. You are the only
person that I have contacted in this business; so please reply urgently so that
I will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send also your private
telephone and fax numbers including the full details of your account to be used
for the deposit. I want us to meet face-to-face and sign a binding agreement to
bind us together so that you can receive this money into your account where the
fund will be safe. And I will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and
other investment.
 
Meanwhile,I am contacting you because of the need to
involve a foreigner with foreign account and foreign beneficiary. I need your
full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to
approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this
account, which I will give to you as soon as you indicate your sincerity to
co-operate with me, and capability to handle such amount in strict confidence
and trust according to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefit because
this opportunity may never come again in my life.
 
I need a truthful and
God fearing person in this business because I don't want to make a mistake so I
need your strong assurance and trust. With my position in the office I don't
want anything that will jeopardize my job so I advice that we should make
secrecy and confidentiality our primary working condition, bearing in mind that
I am a public servant. I will also use my position and influence to effect legal
approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate
clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange department.
 
At
the conclusion of this business, you will be giving 35% of the total amount, 55%
will be for me, while 10% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred
the process of the transfer.  Please once you are interested kindly send me the
following details information below:
 
1. NAME IN FULL:.............................
2.
ADDRESS:........................................
3.
NATIONALITY:....................................
4.
AGE:.............................................
5.
SEX..............................................
6.
OCCUPATION:.......................................
7. MARITAL
STATUS:...................................
8.
PHONE............................................
9.
FAX:.............................................
 
Yours sincerely,
 
DR WHAEED OMAN.  




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