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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: "mr.johnson" <mr.johnson2010@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 19:05:44 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR.Usman keita


FROM THE DESK OF MR.Usman keita
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA  (BOA),
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINAFASO.
 
 
Greetings,
 
 
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise.  I am Mr.Usman kiate "bill and exchange manager with the  Bank Of Africa.(BOA), here in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso». I have the intention to contact you over this financial transaction worth the sum of (Us$10.5M) Ten million five hundred thousand united state dollars, I hope 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 this money to your account within 14 banking days. This money has been dormant for years in our bank without claim. I want the bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer, the owner of the account died along with his supposed next of kin in an air crash since July 2003.
I don't want the money to go into our bank treasurer as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why I contacted you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer. Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested.
 
Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful during the time of execution.
thereby contact you, to :
 
(1) Assist me in the transfer of the said fund into your account.
(2) Advise me on lucrative areas for investment.
 
Meanwhile, all the arrangement to put claim over this fund, as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, as well as getting the required approval and transfering this money to a foreign account, has been put in place.I will relay directives and needed information to you, as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me, and also benefit your self with this great business opportunity.Do get back to me with your informations which is:
 
NAME:_______________________________________
 
AGE:________________________________________
 
SEX:_______________________________
 
CONUTRY:____________________________________
 
PHONE:________________________________________
 
EMAIL:_____________________________________
 
OCCUPTION:_______________________________________
 
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, I agree that 40% of this money will be for you in respect of the provision of a foreign account,10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 50% would be for me.Please, I advise you to keep this as a "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you. I hope to hear from you as soon as possible for further information. Please do get back to me.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Mr.Usman keita
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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