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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: "Brr.Fredric Nounya" <bfrenoun@voila.fr>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:20:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your urgent assistance needed and call me please.+226 79 19 09 57


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From: Brr.Fredric Nounya (ESQ.)
Senior Advocate of the Cabinet
Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso
Tel: +226 7919 09 57
West Africa,
 
Dear Friend,
 
With due respect, I know this mail will come to you as a paramount
contents. I am Brr.Fredric Nounya, the principle of BT AT LAW FIRM. I hope you
will not expose or betray the trust and confident that I am about to repose on
you for the mutual benefit of our both families.
 
I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of $25
million immediately to your account. The money has been dormant for years in
late client of my in a said security company here in my country without any body
coming for it.

He handed to me some lodgement documents as statement of
account include fund deposited certificate with me which he had deposited some
money encased in the security company.
I want to release the money to you as the nearest person to my late
client who was killed by unknown assailants.
 
The said deceased was one of the best clients in my Firm so
therefore, I don't want the money to go into Treasury of the security company of
the Governmental arrears as an abandoned fund according to the financial
protocols guiding inheritance fund here because I'm the only person in position
now to appointing who to claim the money.
 
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send you full details on how the
Business will be executed and also note that you will have 40% of the above
mentioned sum if you agree to transact the business with me. I needed urgent
reply and call me please.
 
Thanks
Brr.Fredric Nounya
BT AT LAW FIRM,
Tel+226 7919 09 57 




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