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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: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:25:33 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Hello,





Dear friend

Firstly, I wish you the very best of life of good health and Success. It ismypleasure to write this letter and thank you for creating time to readthroughmy message carefully. Well, i know you maybe wondering how i got youraddress,butpermit me to tell you that I got your contact from the (Burkina Faso chamber ofcommerce) and I decided to contact you to shared with you deeply aboutmyongoing true life opportunity and I have no intentions of causing youanyworries through this medium. Trust me! because I have to say that I havenoother alternative rather than to seek for your considerable humanitarianhelpfor my aid.

My biological real name is Mr.Gulban Ahmed Regional Civil Servant of CorisBankInternational Burkina Faso.I discovered existing dormant account for 5yearssumof US$6.5Million dollars only,However,I shall give you 40% of the totalsumUs$6.5M as soon as this fund hits your account and I shall visit you inyourcountry for the shearing.also I shall detail you with the full informationassoon as I hear from you.

All I need is your free and open heart towards me. I will also need averystrong bank account that will carry this huge of amount withoutanyproblem.Please use your influence to protect this fund as soon as ourbanktransfers the fund into your bank account. Let me know more about you andyourfamily before I disclose this bank deal to you.

I will like us to create the avenue of trust before going into business. Alotof things are going on in the internet now and you will never know whenthereal business comes.I will even advice you to come down to Burkina Faso sothat I will takeyou direct to the bank for you to make inquire concerning thefund. This iscool and real bank deal. I will be retiring from government servicevery soon.I think this is my best opportunity in life to make it. A lot of menhave beenabandoned by government because after their retirement, the governmentdoesn’tcare of them any more. I will don’t want to be an example to suchnonsense.

Please, don’t discuss this business with anybody. your best friend canbecomeyour worst enemy if he finds out that you have made it tomorrow.don’tevertrust any friend when it comes to money.don’t let anybody to know aboutituntil you receive the fund in your bank account. We are living in awickedworld and people doesn’t like to see others progress. I am an old man andIknow what I have passed through as a man. please think about solution formyaid.

Keep every development within your self until this fund transfer intoyouraccount in your country as I will not want our Bank Management to knowmyinvolvement in this transaction for security reasons please I will expectyouto call me with my house personal phone so that we can discuss more aboutthisdeal. I will need to hear your voice as soon as you read this mail. And IshallWaite your reciprocate positive response soonest via mail.

Have a wonderful day.
Mr.Gulban Ahmed.
( +226-75545067) 

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