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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: Mr William Patricks <williampatricks@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:32:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Excellent Letter From Mr Williams Patricks For the good and benefit of our both Family.



 

 


 From Mr Williams Patricks,
Director Incharge of Dept Recovery
Department  In Bank Of Africa (b.o.a) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
West
Africa.

                Dear
Partner,                                     


 
This is an Excellent Letter from Mr Williams Patricks the chief auditor incharge
of debt recovery department section in bank of africa (B.O.A). ouagadougou
burkina faso west africa.

My dear partner in advance,I presumed that all
is well with you and your family,

Please let this do not be a surprise
proposal to you because i got your contact information from the international
directory in few weeks ago before i decided to contact you on this magnitude and
lucrative transaction for our future survival in life.Moreover, I have laid all
the solemn trust in you before i decided to disclose this successful &
confidential Project to you.

I am Mr Williams Patricks the chief auditor
incharge of debt recovery department section in foreign remittance department
in  our bank and i have had the intent to contact you over this financial
project worth the sum of thirty one million, united states dollars
($31,000,000.00 ) for our success.

This is an abandoned sum that belongs
to one of our bank foreign customers who died along with his entire family
through plane crash disaster since few years ago.Meanwhile i was very fortune to
came across the deceased file when i was arranging the old and abandoned
customers files in other to sign and submit to the entire bank management for an
official re-documentations after the audit meeting 2009.

Please be
informed clearly that it was stated in our banking rules and regulations which
was signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed till the period of 8
years started from the date when the beneficiary died, the money will be
transferred into the treasury as an unclaimed fund.

As an honour and
advantage bestowed to our foreign customers base on the rules guideing our bank,
it was stated obviously that if you are not a burkina faso citizen, You have the
absolute authority to claim the fund hence you are a foreigner despite your
differences from the country of origin of the deceased.So the request of you as
a foreigner is necessary to apply for the claim and transfer of the fund
smoothly into your reliable bank account as the next of kin or extended relative
to the deceased.

On the transfer of this fund into your account, { 35% }
will be your share in respect of the account provision and your assistance
rendered during the transfer of the fund into your bank account and 45% will be
my share being the codinator of the Project. and10%will be for the expencies
that will occure during the Project.while 10 % will be shared to the respectable
organisations centers such as charity organisation, motherless babies homes, and
helpless disabled people in the world.

If you are really sure of your
trustworthy, accountability and confidentiality on this Project, contact me and
agree that you will not change your mind to cheat or disappoint me when the fund
have getting into your account.

Besides you should not entertain any fear
because i am sure of the success as an insider in the bank ok.Please reply
through my private Email adress below
williamspatricks@sify.com with the assurance, include your

1,private telephone,
2,Your Complete Name and occupation,
3,your Residence Adress 
4, your company adress if any 
5, fax numbers.
 
Necessary to facilitate an easy communications in this
transaction as soon as you reply so that i will let you know the next step to
follow in order to finalize this Project immediately.I expect your urgent
communications. 

    Yours
sincerely                                               
Mr Williams
Patricks.                                            
Call me
immediately for Further proceedings.@0022678478553.                                              











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