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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: Binta Idiris <bintaidiris@yahoo.in>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 02:47:54 +0530 (IST)
Subject: hi


My Dear,

I know you will be surprise to recieve this message from
me.I came across your email address in the internet when i was
searching for assistance,but i can't recall back the particular website
again.Well i have to introduce myself to you today.Am Miss Binta Idiris
23 years old i am from Sierra Leone West Africa africa.My country
Sierra Leone had been into war for many years.

I am the only child
and daughter of late Dr Usman Idiris ,my late father was the director
of SOBAZ OIL COMPANY before his death due to war that resulted that
lots of souls are been killed.One early morning unkown rebels fully
armed attacked our house and killed my parents leaving my parents in a
poll of blood.So after their death i then relocated to Senegal where am
staying now in Catholic Church Humanitarian Refugee Building here in
Senegal to save my life.Am a second year student in school of medicine
before this incident occurred.

 

My
dear i really need your help,this is secret and confidential.Am giving
you this informations to you due to trust,and i hope you will not
betray or dissappoint me.My late father deposited a huge amount of
money with a finance firm ( 2.6million  ) Two Million Six Hundred
Thousand united states dollars.And he made this deposit with my name
Miss Binta Idiris as the next of kin.So i have every legal rights over
the money.I have written to the bank to for the claims.They told me
that i need to have a foreign partner who will assist me because of my
status that its aganist the bank rules and regulations.

 

And
secondly the bank told me the money is deposited in an Escrow Bond
Account.They said i need also a foreign bank account number to transfer
the money out.Please i need your help i can't transact any transfer
with any finance firm since am a political asylum seeker as they
said.That is why i need your assistance and also am too young.Dear
please let me know your mind if really you will assist me so that i can
give you the full contact address of the bank where the money is
deposited and details / informations of the money.

 

I
wish to forge ahead with my studies when i come over to your country
after the money might have been transfered under your care.Because i
stopped in my second year in school of Medecine after this incident
took place.I would have settled this issue since,but due to i am scared
of going into the hands of a wrong person.I decided to keep this to
myself since,i found a bit relieve when i saw your email address so i
decided to contact you because i was instructed by my own spirit that
you will be of good help to me.So please don't fail me am really going
crazy and confussed.

 

I want you to send me this mentioned
particulars in other to know you more and whom i am dealing with.Below
here is what i need from you so that i can then send to you the bank
full contact address(1) Your full names (2) Country of residence &
city and your phone number in case i want to call you Remember I am
giving you all this information due to the trust am having on you.

I will send you my pictures in my next mail.Am.Looking forward to hear back from you.

My regards,

Miss Binta Idiris.

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