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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Kabiru Sanfo <kabiru_sanfo2012@9.cn>
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 22:27:16 +0530 (IST)
Subject: VERY URGENT GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY.+226 78 08 03 40
FROM THE DESK OF KABIRU SANFO.
(B.O.A.) BANK OF AFRICA
BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT,
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA-FASO.
PHONE NUMBER: ( +226 78 08 03 40 )
REMITTANCE OF US$6.5;MILLION
CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE. VERY URGENT ATTENTION.
Please i want you to read this letter very carefully and i must apologize for bringing this message into your mail box without any formal introduction due to the urgency and confidential of this issue and i know that this message will come to you as a surprise, Pls this is not a joke and i will not like you to jeopardise with it.
My Urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this legal transaction. I am a banker by profession from Burkina Faso in West Africa and currently holding the post of director Auditing and accounting unit of the bank.
I have the opportunity of transferring the left over Funds ($6.5 million) of one of my bank clients who died Along with his entire family in a plane crash on December 6 2003. please go through the website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm
And I don't want the money to go into our Bank treasury account as an unclaim fund. So this is the reason why i contacted you so that our bank will release this money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer. Please I would like you to keep this proposal as top secret. And the sharing of this fund we be 50% for you then 50% for me.
From banking experience it will take up to seven ( 7) working days to conclude this transfer. I sincerely need your help because this might be my first and last opportunity of hitting big money. I also would want you to treat this affair as both urgent, top secret and confidential. I want you to also know that this transaction will involve some expenses which will be shared among both of us.
This payment will be effected through Swift Telegraphic Transfer.
Your Urgent response is needed for immediate so that i can send to you application form which you have to fill and send to the bank for the transfer of the $6.5 million USA dollars in your receiving bank account.
(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).
Your Name...............................................
Your Home Addresses.............................
City........................................................
Country...................................................
Home Telephone.........................................
Private Telephone........................................
Fax No........................................................
Marital Status.............................................
Age..............................................................
Occupation..................................................
Religion.......................................................
YOUR PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS.............
International Passport or ID card...................
Best Regards,
Mr. Kabiru Sanfo.
Call Phone Number (+226 78 08 03 40
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