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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 Gulban Ahmed." <gulban.ahmed@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gulban.ahmed@voila.fr
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:08:17 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Good Day,




Dear Friend,
How are you doing with your family? Hope fine, Please pay attention andunderstand my reason of contacting you today through this email, my name isMr.Gulban Ahmed, Bill and Exchange Manager in Coris Bank InternationalOuagadougou Burkina-Faso.
In my department, during the Auditing of the year 2008,I discovered an aboundedsum of $19.300.000.00(Nineteen million three hundred thousand dollars) thatbelongs to our Late Customer Mr. Abdul Sudan , In Canada prominent man whounfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261,which crashed on Monday July 31st 2000. I desperately need your assistance tosecure and move this huge sums of money left behind by my late client to thetune of $19.300, 000.00(Nineteen million three hundred thousand dollars) outfrom Coris Bank International Ouagadougou Burkina Faso to your own account, heexecuted contract through Department of Work and Housing here in OuagadougouBurkina-Faso and the mentioned money above is his money left in our bank beforehis death. Meanwhile, for your smoothness of this transaction, I will pay you40% of the total sum for your co-operation in this matter. If you know that youare interested and capable to handle this
business transaction, come up withthe information's showed below: -
1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Contact Cell Phone Number:
3. Your Age:
4. Your Sex/Status:
5. Your Occupations:
6. Your Country and City:
7. Your Full Home/Office Address:
8. A Copy of Your Passport SIZE:

As soon as possible all theseinformation's is submitted to me, I will immediately draft an application formwith all your information's and send back to you, so that you will proceed withthe transaction by sending the form to CBI bank for the transferring of thisfund into your account. Call me as soon as possible in as much we can discuss alittle before given you an application form of claim here is my telephonenumber
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Gulban Ahmed
+226 75545067

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