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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: "Dr.Issa khalam" <issakhalam@vmail.me>
Reply-To: <issakhalam@voila.fr>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:09:21 +0000
Subject: Request For Urgent Business Relationship


Request For Urgent Business Relationship
We have the pleasure to make this surprising but mutually benefiting
business proposal. I am Dr.Issa Khalam a member of the newly inaugurated
committee for the privatization of the Gold mines of the Ministry of
geology and mines, in Burkina Faso. The members of the committee are
interested in the importation of goods into the country with funds
presently floating in the Central Bank of Burkina Faso /Ministry of
Geology and Mines foreign payments account. I got your address through
the office of the Burkina faso Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The federal goverment of Burkina Faso, intends to release the six
existing Gold mines to private individuals and companies. This is to
make the Mines more viable, resourceful and to eliminate undue wastage
and fraud. This privatization is in-line with the recommendations of the
World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a prerequisite for
future financial assistance.

The Mines are heavily indebted to many companies and my committee has
the mandate (task) of compiling the names of these companies and debt
owed them and also recommend for payment, all contracts that have been
fully executed. With our position in the committee, which comprises of
my ministry, federal ministry of Geology and mines, the federal Ministry
of Finance (FMF) and the Central Bank of Burkina Faso (CBB), we have
successfully secured for ourselves, the sum of US $35,000,000 (Thirty
five million United States Dollars). This sum was acquired by carefully
inflating the amount of indebtedness by this amount (US $35,000,000).

We need a reliable company to be included in the list of companies to
be paid. This company will be paid for a contract executed in  Kalsaka
gold mine in 2007.
I was therefore mandated in trust by members of the committee, to seek
a foreign partner into whose account we could transfer the sum of US
$35,000,000, hence I am writing you this letter. We have agreed to share
the funds thus:
1) 70% for us (the committee members)
2) 20% for you (the account owner)
3) 10% will be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign
expenses that will be incurred in the course of this transaction It is
from our 70% that we wish to commence the importation business. We also
need assurance from you that you will let us have our share once the
inflated amount (US $35,000,000.00) is transferred into your account.The
payment will be done by the Central Bank of Burkina Faso (CBBF) through
its correspondent bank. What we need from you, is that you provide a
vital account into which the funds will be transferred/lodged.Note that
this transaction is 100% safe and guaranteed since the law under which
our committee was set up, has empowered us to disburse all the funds.We
shall commence the transfer of the funds immediately we receive the
following 

information by Tel/Mail::
1) Your company name and full address
2) Your bank's name, telephone and fax number
3) Your account number and name of would be beneficiary
The above information will enable us put up letters of claim and job
description to the respective ministries for the issuance of the
mandatory fund release approval/recommendations. This way, your company
will be recognized and
 accepted as the beneficiary of the contract entitlements before the
final remittance to your nominated account, by the Central Bank of
Burkina Faso, being paying bank.
Note that we will be responsible for the payment of the federal inland
revenue tax on behalf of your company and a contract agreement between
your company and the Ministère de la géologie shall be drawn up and
antedated showing that your company has a legitimate contract with the
ministry and must be paid.
We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit
absolute confidentiality from you in this transaction. Please
acknowledge receipt of this letter, immediately for more details
regarding this transaction. Also endeavor to send the requested
information.
yours Sincerely,
Dr.Issa Khalam.

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