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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: Alexander Alassane <hlttr12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alexx.willi1@sify.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 22:05:37 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: My proposal...




Alassane And Associates
Solicitors And Advocates
Avenue Wunge 37,Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso,West Africa

Dear Friend,

It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a surprise; this is because we have not met before but I am inspired to send you this email following the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the two of us.

However, I am Barrister Alexander Alassane,a solicitor at law, a legal representative and Attorney to the late Mr.Harry Chung, a Chinese national, who used to work as a contractor and owned a Gold Mining Company in Burkina Faso.On the 11th of November,2002. My client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Bobo/Ouaga Express Road.

Unfortunately,they all lost their lives in the event of the accident,since then I have made several inquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.

I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client.I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client. Otherwise,the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviced by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $16M (Sixteen million United States Dollars).

Consequently, The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over several years now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $16M can be paid to your account and then you and I can share the money, 60% for me and 40% for you.

I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you. I look forward to receive your email and reply as the urgency implies.

Yours Faithfuly,
Alexander Alassane

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