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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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Fraud email example:

From: Yaya Menbello <yaya3menbells5@msn.com>
Reply-To: menbello_yaya@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 23:25:50 +0000
Subject: Have a wonderful seasonal time,transaction $10.4Million Dollars.

As-salamualaikum !
Hope you are doing fine,From/Yaya Menbello
 
I wish to inform you regarding a business transaction which I wish to execute with your help as foreigner. I am Burkina be nationality, in West Africa, working with Bank of Africa, I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners. I am married with 3 children. In Ouagadougou  Burkina Faso. Do inform me of any other information you shall like to know concerning the transaction, for moor understanding to you, There is an account here in my bank with a credit balance of ($10.4Million Dollars,) United State Dollars, From a foreigner. The money has been here in my Bank lying dormant for eight good years now without anybody coming for the claim of it. As a manager in my Office in bank, I will provide every information we need to back up the claim to you account in your country.
 
Now, I want the fund to be release to you, because Burkina  Faso Banking laws here does not allow such money to stay more than 9 years, because the money will be recalled to the Bank treasury account as unclaimed fund. So you shouldn’not be afraid of anything as we will follow the official way to get the bank to approve the fund to you. I will give you all the details regarding this account and the transfer as soon as I hear from you and please make this proposal a top secret or delete if you are not interested because i have worked out everything before contacting you. Because I do not want to handle this kind of transaction with somebody that is not capable to handle such deal.
 
The money will be shared in the ratio of 50/50% percent. You and Myself but percent will be attach because including any arising contingencies during the Course of this transaction which will be done from both side My own share after the successful transfer I come to your country for disbursement. I also want you to understand that this transaction is 100% risk free as far as am concern. I am here to guide you with all the necessary information’s to ensure a smooth and successful transfer of this fund $10.4, Million Dollars, to you. However, transaction will not last more than 14 bank working days in as much as you would be working towards my directives. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, as I will use my position in the Bank's here to perfect this business transaction & secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. Therefore, I want to know if you are capable of receiving this huge amount of money into your account and have your percent of it as your share Reply?
 
Do have a wonderful seasonal time, my regards to you & every members of your family.
 
Wasalaam salaam,
Yaya Menbello.

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