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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: jack.bamba2@btopenworld.com
Reply-To: jackbamba@ymail.com
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 14:15:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM JACK BAMBA


FROM JACK BAMBA
DEAREST,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT FROM THE
IVOIRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE  TO IT'S ESTEEMING
NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE  AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS I  MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
 
I AM JACK BAMBA, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS BAMBA MY FATHER WAS A VERY  WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE
ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY  COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR  OUTING TO DISCUSS
ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1995, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE IAM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER  2009 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD
ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
 
US$3,500,000 (THREE  MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A  SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON
FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN  DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS  WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE
IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE ,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT). SIR, IAM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE  FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULDBE TRANSFERED
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
 
COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A  RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THETOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS
ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD
BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
BEST REGARDS
JACK BAMBA.
 

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