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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: Reda Abdallah <redaabdallah28@gmail.com>
Reply-To: redaabdallah27@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:34:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP WITH TRUST,




I NEED YOUR HELP WITH TRUST,
FROM: MR REDA ABDALLAH,
Please read carefully,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I got your contact from yahoo tourist search while I was searching for a foreign partner. I assured of your capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity when I prayed about you.

I am a banker by profession in BURKINA-FASO, WEST AFRICA and currently holding the post of manager in account and auditing department in our bank. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds ($ 9.2Million Dollars) belong to our deceased customer who died along with his entire family in a bomb attack .

The huge sum of money has been unclaimed, and the account has been dormant for years in our bank here without anybody coming for it as a claim. I want to release the fund to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer (the owner of the fund, and the dormant account) who died a long with his supposed next of kin in an bomb attack  few years ago.
 
I don't want the fund to go into our bank treasury account as unclaimed fund. So, this is the main reason why i have contacted you, so that we will release the fund to you as the nearest person to the deceased customer ( next of kin).Please, I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret or delete it if you are not interested.
 
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you the full details on how the business will be executed, and an official copy of the 'Application Form Of Claim' of which you will fill, and send to the bank for the release of the fund into your receiving bank account. Also, note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned sum, if you agree to transact the business with me, and while 60% will be for me.
 
I won't fail to bring to your notice that the risk to be taken is 100% free in this transaction, and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer of the fund into your bank account. Please, don't ever forget to reply me this email urgently with your contact information’s like:- (1)Name:..........................................................................
(2)Age:.............................................................................
(3)Marital Status:..............................................................
(4)Telephone Or Cell Phone Numbers:................................
(5)Your Country:...............................................................
(6)Your Occupation:.......................................................... I will like to receive the above following information’s from you as you reply this email to me for more trust, and better understanding of who you are. Looking forward to receive your reply urgently.
Thanks from,
Mr. Reda Abdallah



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