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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: Boma Aki <boma_aki01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bomaaki_21@hotmail.fr
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:03:45 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Partnership application.




Partnership application.

Surname :  Aki.
Name: Boma M.

Occupation: Chartered Accountant.

My sincere greetings and my apologies to you.

First and foremost, I apologize for my intrusion into your privacy. In short, my name is Boma M. Aki, Executive Department of Accounting at BICICI-bank Ivory Coast. An account was opened in our bank in 2004 and since 2008, no operation is performed. This account has to date in our books, an account payable of U.S. $ 8.7 million.

After consulting meticulously all archives and records relating to this account, I realized I could easily lay out the money if I succeeded in turning to an account outside so I'm looking for a discrete and honest partner.

The owner of this account was the late John Breng, an expatriate director of Petrol-Technical Support Services Inc., a chemical engineer, died following a traffic accident. And, nobody knows to this day the existence of this account. This account has no other beneficiary both in his family that his former company.

I want to transfer this money into a safe account abroad, but I do not know anyone outside. I would like you to help me transfer this money to invest in your field and this way the idea came to me to contact you and give you the proposal to transfer this sum to your bank account, for sharing , ie 40% for you.

I am aware that this message will surprise you because we did not know before, but be sure it's a real opportunity that I offer.

I would before any decision ask yourself these questions:

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I trust you?
3. What will be your commission if you use your bank account to transfer.

I ask you to answer me as soon as possible.


Very fraternally

 Boma M. Aki.

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