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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: brumer <mr.murdock.brumer95@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.murdock.brumer@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:55:34 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: GOOD NEW'S MY FRIEND WILL YOU BE INTRESTED?




FROM THE DESK OF MR MURDOCK BRUMER.
MANAGER, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT,
BANK OF AFRICA ,
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO,
WEST AFRICA.
                     GOOD NEW'S

Dear friend,

My name is MR. MURDOCK BRUMER. am the manager of auditing and accounting department Bank of African, I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of $17, 200, 000.00 (Seventeen Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) immediately to your account. This is an abandoned fund that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in a plane crash in December 2007.

Meanwhile, it was very fortunate for me to come across the deceased file, when I was arranging the old and abandoned customers files in other to sign and submit to the entire bank management, an official re-documentation and to the law imposed by the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in World Press Conference on Tuesday 6 December 2005 at 12:18 GMT. For more information about the prime Minister decision on dormant Accounts visit: Audit of the year against 2006 informed clearly that it was stated in our Foreign banking rules and regulations, which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed till the period of 3 years started from the date when the beneficiary died, the money will be transferred into the Government treasury as an unclaimed fund.

However, it is not authorized by the rules guiding our bank for a citizen of Burkina Faso to make the claim of the fund unless you are a foreigner, no matter the country you come from, that’s the reason I contacts you as a foreigner to apply for the claim and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as the next of kin to the deceased, and I assure you that this transaction is 100% risks free.
I agree to offer you 40% in respect of all your assistance for this transaction, 10% will be for the incurred expenses that will be made during the transferring process of this fund in your account, then 50% will be for me being the pioneer of the business. If you are really sure of your, Trust worthiness, Accountability and confidentiality on this transaction contact me and accept not to change your mind to cheat, or disappoint me when the deposited funds are released to you by our bank
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Full Name:........................................ ........................................
Address:.....................................................................................
Occupation..................................................................................
Age..............................................................................................
Sex...............................................................................................
Telephone Number:.......................................................................
Country:..........................................................................................

Reply me as soon as possible so that I will let you know the next steps and procedures to follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately.
I expect your urgent reply

Best regard,

MR. MURDOCK BRUMER

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