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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: "kabore.francois" <kabore.f@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kabore.f@voila.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:29:29 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM MR KABORE


Dear Friend,

 

I am Mr.kabore.francois, Home Address: 15 kolughu naaba avenue, Age:
45years old. Marital status: married with 3 children. Occupation:
banker. Working at the auditing and accounting department, BANK OF
AFRICA (B .O. A) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso West Africa, with due respects
and regard I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that
will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.

 

I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at
the end of the day.

 

 I came to know you in my Private Search for a Reliable and Reputable
Person to handle this Confidential Transaction, which involves the
transfer of huge sum of Money to a Foreign Account requiring Maximum
Confidence.

 

During an annual auditing of Account's in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died
in a tragic plane crash on the Lenana Peak, Mount Kenya, Saturday, the
19th day of July, 2003 together with his wife Jean, three of their
children and their spouses, and four grandchildren, since then his fund
has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the
fund in our custody either from his family or relation before discovery
to this development.

 

The said amount was U.S $8.2M (Eight million, two hundred thousand
United States dollars).In fact I could have done this transaction alone
but because of my position in the country as a civil servant (A Banker),
we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually
raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work
in this bank.

 

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow
who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavits of trust of
oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where you will need
the money to be transferred into on your request as it may be after due
verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank
where the whole money will be remitted from, to your own designation
bank account.

 

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 45% of
the total sum as gratification, while 50% will be for me, also the
remaining 5% will be for any expenses such like telephone bills which
most involved in this transaction and it will all be deducted out from
the total money when it is been transferred to your account over there
and also you have to understand that you and i will put hands together
to make any expenses that come up in this transaction and any expenses
that you and I make will be deducted from the 5% immediately the bank
transfer the fund into your account.

 

 Please, you have been advice to keep "top secret" as I am still in
service and intend to retire from service after I have concluded this
transaction with you.

 

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you
confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your
country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages
previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or
any country you advice me to invest in. All other necessary, vital
information will be sent to you when I hear from you.

 

I look forward to receive your reply urgently. Show your readiness to
assist me in this transaction by replying this proposal as early as
possible and I want you to assure me of your capability of handling this
transfer with trust by giving me the following information's about
yourself:

 

1) Your age:...............................

2) Your occupation:.......................

3) Are you married?:...............................

4) Your mobile phone number.:...............................

5) Your location and full address.

6) Scan and send a copy of your identity card to me. :...............................

7) Your Fax Number: :...............................

8) Sex:.:...............................

 

I will tell you how you can apply to the bank as soon as i receive your
response towards this mail. Extend my greetings to your family and we
should please try and have trust on each other in this transaction so
that we shall achieve our aim together.

 

Do not take this very transaction as a joke,I need your full
co-operation to make this work fine.because the management is ready to
approve this payment  to any foreigner who has correct information of
this account, which I will give to you.now I have been convinced that
you are capable and will meet up with this transaction of B.O.A Bank Of
Africa.

 

I need your strong assurance that you will never let me down in this
transaction, so you reply and ask me how you can apply for the text of
application form of claim of the deceased fund from the bank. It is the
foreign remittance departments that are responsible for transference of
fund into your account over there.

 

KINDLY GET BACK TO ME WITH MY PRIVATE ADDRESS: kabore.f@voila.fr

 

Thanks yours,

Mr.kabore.francois.









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