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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: Rahban Wuarri <rahbanwuarri22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rahbanwuarri@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:18:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MR.RAHBAN WUARRI,

























MR.RAHBAN WUARRI,

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

AUDIT/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT

OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO
 DEAR FRIEND,
 (ATTATCH IMPORTANCE)
 I WISH THIS MY PROPOSAL MEET YOUR DUE CONSIDERATION
AND KIND ATTENTION.
 I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH
OF US. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS (6.2M US DOLLARS(SIX
MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS)WHICH I WANT TO
TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY
FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS TOO AND TO ALSO TREATMENT ONE OF MY FAMILY
MEMBERS OF HER ILLNESS.
THIS MONEY IS OWNED BY A MAN CALLED MR. LILY CAI, A BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN WEST-AFRICAN SUBREGIONS; HE
HAS BEEN DEAD FOR OVER FOUR YEARS AND SINCE AFTER HIS DEMISE; NO
CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED ON HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE.
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH
FUND CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE
FUND. DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE THE CARE-TAKER AND A BUSINESS
ASSOCIATE TO THE LATE MR. LILY CAI, AND HIS
PROPERTIES.
I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU ALL MATERIALS AND
INFORMATION WITH WHICH A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE
FUND. I SHALL ALSO BE YOUR GUIDANCE AND ADVICE YOU THROUGHOUT THE
DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A SWIFT TRANSFER OF
THE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT, ACCORDINGLY.
AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, WE SHALL ARRANGE AND AGREE ON
PERCENTAGE (%), OF THE FUND FOR OURSELVES.
I WISH THIS TRANSACTION INTEREST YOU, REPLY TO ME AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT I WOULD FORWARD TO YOU THE INDEPT DETAILS
CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION AND ALSO THE STEPS TO TAKE FOR A
SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. I AM SOLIDLY
BEHIND YOU AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION,
TRY TO CALL ME VIA MY PRIVATE TELPHONE NUMBER BELOW FOR
MORE CLARIFICATION: +226-74149191
KINDLY REPLY VIA MY PRIVATE MAILBOX HERE :(rahbanwuarri@voila.fr)
THANKS AND MY BEST REGARDS,
MR.RAHBAN WUARRI




























 


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