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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: AZIZ KABORE <azizkabore10@gmail.com>
Reply-To: azizkabore11@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 19:08:14 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND,




DEAR FRIEND,



WITH DUE RESPECT, I AM MR.AZIZ KABORE ,MANAGER AUDIT/ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA( B.O.A ) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO, LATE LEADER OF LIBYA MUAMMAR GADDAFI. I RESPECTFULLY INSIST YOU READ THIS LETTER CAREFULLY.



AS I AM OPTIMISTIC IT WILL BE OPEN DOOR FOR UNIMAGINABLE FINANCIAL REWARDS FOR BOTH OF US. I BELIEVE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CURRENT WAR IN LIBYA? MANY FAMILIES HAVE LOST A LOT AND ARE LOSING MORE ON A DAILY BASIS AND I NEED YOUR HELP TO SECURE SOME OF THESE FUNDS BECAUSE THESE ARE HARD-EARNED MONEY. THERE FUNDS ARE PROCEEDS OF CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE FAMILY. EXAMPLES ARE BP'S US$900M LIBYAN OIL EXPLORATION CONTRACT IN 2007, SHARES IN JUVENTUS FOOTBALL CLUB, ENI: THE ITALIAN OIL GIANT, AND PEARSON: THE PARENT COMPANY OF PENGUIN AND FINANCIAL TIMES. ALSO SOME MONEY WAS MADE FROM INVESTMENTS IN NUMEROUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING GOLDMAN SACHS, JP MORGAN CHASE AND THE CARLYLE GROUP.



IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL THEIR ASSETS ARE NOT FROZEN DUE TO SUDDEN DEATH OF ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR WHO DIED AS THE RESULT OF WAR IN LIBYA MUAMMAR GADDAFI, WAS HAVING A CLOSED BALANCE OF NINETEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($19.3M) IN ONE OF HIS PRIVATE US DOLLAR ACCOUNT THAT WAS BEEN MANAGED BY ME AS HIS CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT OFFICER. I HAVE DESIRED TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF THIS COUNTRY TO YOUR DESTINATION TO BE LEGALLY CLAIMED BY YOU.



REPLY WITH THIS NECESSARY INFORMATION'S TO FACILITATE AN EASY COMMUNICATION.



1.Full Name:.............................

2.Full Address:...........................

3.Telephone number :.......................

4.Country :.................................

5.Occupation:................................

6.Age:........................................

7.Sex:.........................................



REGARDS

AZIZ KABORE

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