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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: samuel smith <samuell.smith2010@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:06:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM SAMUEL SMITH




FROM THE DESK OF MR SAMUEL SMITH.

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,

OCEANIC BANK( PLC ) OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.



It is understandable that you might be a little bit apprehensive because you do not know me, Please forgive this unusual manner to contact you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private nature, as by virtue of my vantage position in the OCEANIC BANK( PLC ), OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.



I have a lucrative business proposal of mutual interest to share with you. There is no way for me to know whether you will be properly understood, but it is my duty to write and reach out to you, TRUSTING that you will give this proposal positive consideration.



I got your contact through my search in the internet of your country housing registration chamber and please, keep this proposal personally. I am from burkina faso and I speak french, and English languages. I have a special Language Translating machine i am using to translate my message to German language and this is because of the privacy/urgency of this proposal.



I am samuel smith, 45 years old with grown-up children, and i am the AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER, OCEANIC BANK( PLC ) BURKINA FASO. I will need you to assist me in executing a business project from our bank worth US$37.6 Million. These funds were deposited with our bank by a customer who is a national {citizen} of iraq, who unfortunately lost his lify by shooting from unknow people in iraq you may read more about the incident on visiting this bbc news website



:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979



i dont want the money to go into our bank treasurer account as anabandned fund so this is the reason why i contacted you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer please i would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested



upon receipt of your reply i will give you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will have 30% of the above mentioned sun if you agree to handle this business with me and 10% will be set aside for any expenses that arises on the process before the fund get into your bank account cuch as telephone calls bills (etc).



.thanks



samuel smith



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