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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: Sawadogo <psawadogo11@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 12:51:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU.


From: Mr. Philip Sawadogo (BIB)
Email: psawadogo11@gmail.com
 
Dear Partner,
May the Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you, Amen.
I would like you to pray over this before replying me because I prayed over it before writing you this mail.
 
I am Pastor Philip Sawadogo Senior Manager, Credit Departmentin Banque International Du Burkina, (BIB) bank. And I am the Accounts Officer of Late Mr. Antonio Pires Sanchez.
I have a transfer business to share with you from my bank to your country because an indigene of this country cannot claim this funds, I decided to contact you to seek your support.
 
The funds belong to a late Spanish Building contractor,Mr. Antonio Pires Sanchez that has lived here for the past twenty-five years, he happen to be one of the victim in the 2004 bombs explosion in Madrid, He made several fix deposit in our bank and since he died, nobody has ever come forward to claim this funds.
As a Pastor and a banker, I decided to seek your opinion/support to transfer this funds to your bank account because nobody like relations have ever come forward for the claim of this funds and now that it has taken long, our bank wants to take it as bank's money.
I think of this severally and concluded that there is no sin in this because the relations cannot come forward for this funds and instead of the bank to have this funds, it will be good for us to have it and use it to grow our churches and take care of the less previleged ones.
Therefore I need your full support to transfer Nine million Five hundred Thousand dollars  (US$9.5M) in the fix balance account into your account within 14 working days as one of the relatives. See the website below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/11/newsid_4273000/4273817.stm
 
All confirmable legal documents to back up the claims will be obtain legally here by me through a lawyer, I shall be directing you as it is progressing, I don't want this money to go into our Bank recovery account as abandoned fund; I will come over to your country as soon as the fund is transfer successfully into your account.
This is 50/50 business because of your account and support, also this matter should be confidential between you and me, delete it if you are not interested because of my position.
 
Upon the receipt of your reply and indication of your capability, I will send to you a draft text of application form to apply for the money and more details,  I don't want anyone here in the bank to know my involvement during the process.
 
PLEASE STATE YOUR INFORMATION BELOW TO KNOW YOUR CAPABILITY OF HANDLING THIS Business.
 
1. FULL NAME..........
2. TELEPHONE NUMBERS.......
3. YOUR AGE......
4. YOUR SEX.........
5. YOUR OCCUPATION........
6. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY......
7. YOUR HOME ADDRESS..........
8. MARITAL STATUS............
9.BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
I look forward and pray to Almighty God to give you the sign to do this transaction with me.
My Regards
Pastor. Philip Sawadogo.
Email: psawadogo11@gmail.com
 
 
PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU.

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