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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: INOUSSA ALAIN TAGNAN <akbar.shykh03@gmail.com>
Reply-To: itagnan@rocketmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 10:22:52 +0530 (IST)
Subject: VERY URGENT




Inoussa Alain Tagnan

Directeur de la Gestion

01 BP 354 Ouagadougou

des Stocks et du SIM(boa)

(00226) 74943267

itagnan@rocketmail.com



PARIS, France (CNN) -- The jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that disappeared overnight as it entered an area of strong turbulence probably crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, info http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/01/air.france.brazil/index.html



One of our customers, a native of United State of America who lives in Rio De Janerio Brazil and subsequently comes to Burkina Faso, for oil business deal. He was a Petroleum & Gas consultant, and a contractor with the Burkina Faso National Petroleum Corporation, who happens to be a victim of a plane crash, during a seminar and vacation trip with his wife



Since we got information about his death, I have been expecting his next of

Kin to come over and claim his brother or uncle money, unfortunately neither the family nor the relation has not appeared to claim this fund as we cannot release this money unless somebody applies as the next of kin or relation to the deceased.



Our guidelines indicated that if such money remained unclaimed for a period

Of nine9 years, it would be transferred into the Bank's Treasury as unclaimed fund. I decided to transfer this money into your account as the next of kin or relation of the deceased for easy collection since nobody is coming for it hence I don't want this Money to go back into the Bank

Treasury as the unclaimed debt.



All what I needed from you is to apply as the next of kin to deceased

The American victims were identified as Michael Harris, 60, and his wife, Anne, 54, by the couple's family and his employer, Devon Energy in Oklahoma – the money involved is 1000 000 00 dollars only we have decided to give you 10% of the total sum. I will do my best to see that we conclude this transaction successfully on time be for two weeks please we need your urgent reply

INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................

My Best Regards,



Inoussa Alain Tagnan

Directeur de la Gestion

01 BP 354 Ouagadougou

des Stocks et du SIM(boa)

(00226) 74943267

itagnan@rocketmail.com


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