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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: "abdulah.hamado479@gmail.com" <abdulah.hamado479@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 23:27:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTENTION IN REGARDS.


 From The Desk Of  Abdulah Hamado.
The Head Of File Department,
African Development Bank (A.D.B)
Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso West Africa . Attention:if you are interested please respond immediately.Write me to my private email abdulah779@yahoo.comPhone number  +226 78682336 
                         ("TRANSFER OF $15 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS
                                   CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE")
 (REPLY IF YOU ARE INTRESTED!!! (TSUNAMI DISASTER IN INDONESIA / INDIA).  Greetings !!!
     Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel.Well i am contacting you with  my confidence in you to be my foreign reliable partner.I assured of your capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity.      After series of prayers/fasting.i was divinely directed to contact you for the fact that i believe that  you are reliable some one and will be willing to handle this transaction with me.I believe that God has a way of helping who is in need and for the every successful of this transaction and untill the end.    I am (Abdulah Hamado.) the Head of file Department in African development bank(ADB).
In my department i discovered an abandoned sum of $15 million U.S.A dollars ( fifteen million U.S.A dollars) . In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with all his family in the Asia Earth Quake Disaster (TSUNAMI DISASTER IN INDONESIA. All of his Family lost there lives in the Disaster in the 2004 in Indonesia. Since then I have made several inquiries to his Country embassy to locate any of his client's extended Relatives  in Idonesia, this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died along side with him at the TSUNAMI DISASTER IN INDONESIA leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for of his
fund in Africa Development Bank (ADB) and I don’t want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.

Now the Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after five (5) years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner, and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as my foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account,and 60% would be for me. That means ($6 million)  six million dollars for you,and ($9 million) nine million dollars for me .There after i will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. 

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please consider my official positions, reputation and integrity, especially, the opportunities in the business itself, it is very necessary that all due care be taken so that we do not miss the opportunity due to carelessness.                You are therefore expected and advised to display high degree of maturity, responsibility and understanding in handling this information. I will give you all the details in my next mail when you have indicated your interest and commitment to work with me. Always remember that this is the highest confidence and trust any person can repose on the other, especially when it is considered that we did not know ourselves                                     I hope you will
honor me too.                 I will come over to join you in your Country for disbursement when the funds hit your account. More so for an effective and easy communication I will advice that you furnish me with your telephone and fax number.Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application form. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. 

You should write to me on this e-mail ,immediately as soon as you receive this letter. Trusting to hear from you immediately. 

Your’s faithfully, 

ABDULAH HAMADO.FROM (ADB) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO.GOD BLESSINGS,PROTECTIONS AND GUIDIANCE TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.                   (FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME). 1) Your Full Name.............................2) Your Age.......................................3) Marital Status................................4) Your Cell Phone Number…………..5) Your Fax Number……………….....6) Your Country………………..............7) Your Occupation............................8) Sex................................................9) Your Religion.................................10) Your Private E-mail Adress........... POST SCRITUM:You have to keep everything secret as to enable the transfer to move very smoothly in to the account you will prove to the bank.As you finished reading this letter call me immediately so that we discuss very well over this business.



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