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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: "Mr.Bamanga Tukur" <bamangatukur@voila.fr>
Reply-To: tukur_bamanga@voila.fr
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 12:36:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MY LETTER TO YOU


MY
LETTER TO
YOU

















 
Greetings..
I

expect that this information be accorded utmost confidentiality and
secrecy.I am
the head of Account's and Audit unit of a bank here in Burkina Faso,West

Africa.I decided to contact you over this transaction, after a careful
thought,believing that you will be capable of handling this transaction
with
me.The transaction involves a standing and unclaimed balance of 14M Euros (Fourteen Million) in an
account
that formerly belonged to a deceased customer,who died in a crash
accident.The
account records here clearly depicts that he was operating this account
personally and secretly,hence he did not indicate any next of
kin/beneficiary to
whom the money should be entrusted to,in any case of death.Since his
death up
till date,there has been no claimant for the fund and according to the
banking
practices here, this money cannot be released to anyone else,hence he
did not
indicate any beneficiary to the funds in any course of death,unless
somebody
applies for it as a beneficiary to the fund.Having studied this account
very
well and the processes it would require to get the money remitted
elsewhere,because a citizen here cannot put up application claims over
the
fund,hence the deceased was a foreigner,i now pledge to you to put up an

application claim over the funds,as the next beneficiary.You will have
to
provide an account where the money will be remitted.The banking laws and

practices here clearly stipulates that if such fund remained unclaimed
after
some stipulated period of time,it is termed "unclaimed bills" so it will
be
returned and deposited to the bank treasury as "unclaimed bills".I have
therefore decided that 40% of this money will be for you as my foreign
counterpart,in respect to the provision of a foreign account and any
other
assistance which you will be required to provide towards the success and

completion of transaction,while 60% will be for me.Once we conclude
transaction
and you confirm money in your account,i will come over to your
country,for
sharing of money according to the percentages which i have already
indicated to
you.To enable the immediate transfer of this money to your account,as
arranged,you must apply first to my bank here,as the next beneficiary to
the
funds.Upon receipt of your response,i will furnish you with more details
on how
to start with transaction.I am assuring you that transaction is 100%
risk-free.I
will relay to you,every necessary proceedures which is required for the
transfer
of money to your account,once we start.
 
Note that i have decided
to
withhold full details of transaction because of my official status and
position.I will give you further details of transaction as soon as i
hear from
you and your readiness to forge ahead with me.
 
Reply me through
my
private email at: tukur_bamanga@voila.fr
Thanks,
Mr.Bamanga

















Tukur




















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