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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 Blaise Mamudu <blaise.mamudu2008@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:17:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HAVE A GOOD DAY.











FROM THE DESK
OF MR. BLAISE MAMUDU,
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING
AND ACCOUNTING
SECTION
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO, 
WEST
AFRICA, 
 
 
 
Dear Friend,

                                                           

                                              STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
I
know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we never met before. I am
the Director in charge of Auditing section of Bank of African (B.O.A), I Hoped
that you will not expose or betray this 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 Ten million united state dollars
($10.000mUSD) immediately to your account.
 
The fund has been dormant
(in-active) for 5 years in our Bank here without any body coming for it. I want
to apply for release of the fund to you as the nearest person to our deceased
customer Mr. George Brumley Jr from Atlanta America (the owner of the account)
who died a long with his supposed next of kin in air crash since on July 21
2003. I don't want the fund to go into our Bank treasury as an abandoned fund,
so this is the reason why I contacted you, so that my Bank will release the fund
to you as the nearest person to the deceased customer. view the website for more
information about the deceased.(http://www.sptimes.com/2003/07/21/Worldandnation/12_Americans_die_in_K.shtml)
 
Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret
and delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply, I will send
you the application form you will fill and send to the bank for transfer of the
fund into your bank account and also note that you will have 40% of the above
mentioned amount if you agree to help me execute this business. And also 10% had
been mapped out for you for the expense you will make in this transaction and
50% is for me. I need you information so that I will send you the application
form.                                           

                                            YOUR FULL INFORMATIONS   

Your Name.
Your Home Addresses.
City.
Country.
Home
Telephone.
Private Telephone.
Fax No.
Marital Status.
Age.

Occupation.
Religion.
Your picture.
 
Waiting for your
urgent reply so that we will starts immediately,
 
Best
Regards,
MR BLAISE MAMUDU
 
(B.O.A) BANK OF
AFRICA



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