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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: adducting <dr.david.adducting@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.davidharrison@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:21:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: DAVID HARRISON


Compliment of the day My friend;

I am DAVID HARRISON  from Burkina Faso in Africa . Although you might be apprehensive about my email as we have not met before. I am in the auditing department with one of the leading bank in Burkina Faso . During my recent auditing I discovered an amount of money valued $11.3m dollars in a foreign dormant account. (An abandoned Account with our bank)  I am writing to seek your assistance in working with me, so that I can present you to my bank, as the rightful beneficiary to the fund, hence through my personal investigation the account owner a foreign died accidental years ago. So the account has being dormant for over 4 years, Meanwhile I have trashed off the account in the audits hedger, it is only lying in the hard disc of the bank and with this system it is not possible to trace the account owner .

It is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honor against your will, please consider the value I offer. The fact hence it’s a foreigner that bears the account, there is need for a foreigner as well to be presented as the beneficiary to the fund, as public services in this country we are not permitted by law to run a foreign account. This operation system will be well perfected and executed without any risk and it is a hitch free business deal.

Once the funds have been transferred to your bank account we shall then share in the ratio of 60% for me, 40% for you. I want to give you 100% assurance that this transaction is risk free; all I need from you is your maximum cooperation for a smooth and hitch free transfer of funds into your account for our mutual benefit and investment in your country.
 
I advice you treat this deal with utmost confidentiality it deserve and your expedient response shall be appreciated. Should you be interested kindly respond and send your full contact details so I can give you an elaborate details of this deal.

I will be waiting for your respond.
 
Regards,
DAVID HARRISON
+226 77 75 83 48



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