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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: Sule dabba <sule.dabba1950@voila.fr>
Reply-To: sule_dabba1950@voila.fr
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:16:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Pls permit me this matter is urgent.


Dear Friend,


































































































































































































This letter might meet you in utmost surprise, However, Its just  my
urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact  you for this
transaction, I am a banker by profession in Burkina  Faso currently holding the
post of director auditing and   accounting department of  Bank of Africa Burkina
Faso. I have   opportunity of transferring left over funds $11.5M (Eleven
  Million Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars) that   belongs to one of
my bank customer who died along with his   family in Iraq war bomb explosion.

































































































 
































































































I have investigated and discovered that the deceased customer
  eclared his wife as the next of kin in his official papers including the paper
work of his bank deposit but both died in the Iraq war. The last time the
deceased customer visited our bank he confide in me that no one else except me
knew of his deposit in my bank. The Eleven million five hundred thousand united
State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one has ever come forward to
claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country if
this year 2010 ends the funds will be reverted to the ownership of the Burkina
Faso Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.
































































































 
































































































My proposal, I am prepared to place you as the next of kin in
position to instruct Bank of Africa to release the deposit to you as the
closest
surviving relation. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the
money with you 50% of the money shall be for you while 50% for me. I will simply
nominate you as the next of kin and have the funds release into your account.
 But if my offer is of no appeal to you, delete my letter and forget about the
transaction. I am not a criminal, I do not find against good conscience, this
may be hard for you to understand, but the dynamics of my industry dictates that
I make this move. Such opportunities only come ones way once in a lifetime. I
cannot let this chance pass me by, for once I find  myself in total control of
my destiny, and these chances won’t  pass me by. I ask that you do not destroy
my chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my
life but do not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to
provide my family’s new opportunities. There is a reward for this project and it
is a task well worth undertaking.   
































































































 
































































































I have evaluated the risks and I am the only one who knows much about
this situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has planted you
into the centre of   relevance in my life. Let’s share the blessing. If you give
me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a conclusion. I wish
to inform  You to contact me via official channels; Also I have confident  that
we will be able to establish the trust that is needed to  complete this
transaction and all that I need from the time  been is your willingness and
commitment so that we can end this in the next one week. Like I said before
there is no risk involve as it will pass through international banking laws and
all the necessary information will be given to you later. I do not  want any
direct link between you and me. My official lines are not secure lines as they
are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in line with our
Total Quality Management Policy. Please observe this instruction religiously
please, again, note I am a family man, I have wife and child.
































































































 
































































































I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the
consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and
that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one
truth I have learned from my private banking experience. Do not betray my
confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should plan meeting soon. Further
details of the transfer will be sent to you as soon as I receive a positive
response from you,
































































































  
































































































Thank you, my regards to you.
































































































 
































































































Mr. Sule Dabba
































































































Email.sule_dabba1950@voila.fr




































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