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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: "MR.SALIF TOURE." (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:01:28 -0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR PARTNERSHIP CO-OPERATION

DEAR FRIEND,

GOOD DAY.

I AM THE AUDITOR GENERAL IN AUDIT UNIT OF BANQUE COMMERCIALE DU BURKINA (BCB) HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU , THE CAPITAL CITY OF BURKINA FASO SITUATED IN WEST AFRICA .

IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$7.200,000 M DOLLARS (SEVEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY IN AN FIXED DORMANT ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER A GERMAN CITIZEN WHO AMONG OTHERS ON BOARD THAT DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY AND HIS SUPPOSE NEXT OF KIN ON MONDAY, 31ST OF JULY YEAR 2000,13:22 GMT 14:22 UK IN A PLANE CRASHED NEAR PARIS IN FRANCE.
SINCE WE GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOME BODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES AND IN THE FINANCE LAW OF BURKINA FASO, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN DIED ALONG SIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASHED LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.

THEREFORE,TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS A RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED WITH A TEXT OF APPLICATION, SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME YOUR BRIEF DETAILS/PROFILE SUCH AS:

1. FULL NAMES:
2. HOME/OFFICE ADDRESS:
3. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (NATIONALITY):
4. CITY:
5. STATE:
4. SEX:
5. AGE:
6. MARITAL STATUS:
7. DIRECT CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS:
8. FAX NUMBER:
9. IDENTIFICATION COPY:

FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR BY EMAIL THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION THAT YOU WILL FILL AND SEND TO OUR BANK FOR CLAIMING THE MONEY AS THE BENEFICIARY/TRUSTEE TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER SAID DEPOSIT, I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.SALIF TOURE.
(BCB-AUDITOR)

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