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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: Boniface Hamado <bonifacehamado60@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 12:45:14 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: BIG MONEY TRANSACTION


Dear Friend,

I am the bill and exchange manager at the foreign remittance department in bank of African(B.O A) I got your email address while searching for trustworthy countries and individuals.
 
In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of ($15.5) FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S dollar In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family on Monday, 31 July, 2000 in accidental plane crash since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated acted in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that all his suppose next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
 
It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and I don’t want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed bill.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained un clamed after NINE years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasure as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as nest of kin to a foreigner.
I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as foreign partner,in respect to the provision of a foreign account,and 60% would be for me and there after I and my wife with my children will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the decease indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted.
 
Upon receipt of your reply with those following information of yours, I will send to you by email the text of the application. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer trusting to hear from you soonest possible.

FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).
 
Your Full Name.............................
Your Age........................... ...........
Marital Status...............................
Your Cell Phone Number
Your Country
Your Occupation............................
Your photo or passport..........

BONIFACE HAMADO
Bill and exchange manager,
BANK OF AFRICA
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA
FASO WEST AFRICA
BIG MONEY TRANSACTION
 
 

Dear Friend,

I am the bill and exchange manager at the foreign remittance department in bank of African(B.O A) I got your email address while searching for trustworthy countries and individuals.
 
In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of ($15.5) FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S dollar In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family on Monday, 31 July, 2000 in accidental plane crash since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated acted in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that all his suppose next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
 
It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and I don’t want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed bill.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained un clamed after NINE years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasure as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as nest of kin to a foreigner.
I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as foreign partner,in respect to the provision of a foreign account,and 60% would be for me and there after I and my wife with my children will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the decease indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted.
 
Upon receipt of your reply with those following information of yours, I will send to you by email the text of the application. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer trusting to hear from you soonest possible.

FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).
 
Your Full Name.............................
Your Age........................... ...........
Marital Status...............................
Your Cell Phone Number
Your Country
Your Occupation............................
Your photo or passport..........

BONIFACE HAMADO
Bill and exchange manager,
BANK OF AFRICA
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA
FASO WEST AFRICA

 
 

 

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