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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: Mr Ali Ousman Salif <mr.aliousman@sify.com>
Reply-To: aliousmansa@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:48:03 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Good day my friend,




Good day my friend,



I hope this email meet you with good health. I want to inquire from you if you can handle a transaction for mutual benefits/life opportunity for you and me. I am Mr. Ali Ousman Salif, The Head of file Department in Islamic Development bank (ISDB). In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $6.2 million ( Six Million Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) In account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with all his family in the Asia Earth Quake Disaster (TSUNAMI DISASTER IN INDONESIA / INDIA) WEBSITE; http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/.



All of his Family lost there lives in the Disaster. Since then I have made several inquiries to his Country embassy to locate any of his client's extended Relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died along side with him at the TSUNAMI DISASTER IN INDONESIA / INDIA leaving nobody behind for the claim. Therefore upon this discovery I and one official in my department now decided to make this business proposal to you so that the bank will 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 we don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.



The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after five years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. They request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner, and a Burkina Faso Citizen can not stand as next of kin to a foreigner.



All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please consider my official positions, reputation and integrity, especially, the opportunities in the business itself, it is very necessary that all due care be taken so that we do not miss this opportunity due to carelessness.



The fund will be shared at the ratio of 58% for me. 40% for you and 2% will be set aside to cover any expenses and tax in your bank. Please treat this business proposal with utmost confidentiality and send to me your details Information's if you are interested so that i will direct you what you will do next. Insha-Allah



Thanks and best regards.



Mr. Ali Ousman Salif, (ECONS)

Mobile: pls call 00226 79-44-88-57.

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