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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: Adams Saad <adamssaad@laposte.net>
Reply-To: Adams Saad <adams.saad@laposte.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 06:20:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Respond With Trust and Understanding.


I NEED TRUST.
The Chief Auditor/Information manager,
In-Charge of Foreign Unit
African Development Bank Group,
Ouaga. Burkina-Faso.

Dear Good Friend,

I am Mr.Adams Saad, The Chief Auditor/Information  Manager, In-Charge of Foreign Unit of our bank and i have  had the intent to contact you over this financial  transaction/transfer worth the sum of Ten Million Four  Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars (US$10.5M)for our progress  and richness.This is an abandoned sum that belongs to our  late foreign customer (an International Billionaire  French Businessman) who died in plane crash disaster  since three years ago along with his wife.

I was opportuned to see the deceased deposit file bearing  this huge amount of money when i was inspecting the dated  and current customers files in other to sign and submit  to the entire bank management for an official validation  / re-documentation against the statement approval to the account holders for the year. In a swift  investigation carried out by me, i found out that non of  the deceased relative is aware of the abandoned fund  except his late wife.

As a result of that, it is an extremely confidential  matter between me and you. Hence you are a foreigner to our country, you are  authorized by our Banking law to apply and claim the fund  into your account as the NEXT-OF-KIN to the deceased. For  assisting me to get the fund transferred into your bank  account, the ratio of 40% of the total sum is for your  share whereas 60% is for me as business pioneer.

Please i need your urgent response on assurance of trust  that you will not deny my right of the share once the  fund gets into your account because i am a poor civil  servant who depend on little monthly salary. That you are  the one who will help me to get visa to your country  immediately i resign from my work on the instant of the  transfer into your account.

If you are realy sure of your integerity, trustworthy,  and confidentiality, reply urgently and to prove that, include your  particulars as follows.

Your name in full?..................................
Private telephone and fax numbers?..........
Country of Origin?.................................
Your occupation?..................................
Your official age?...................................
Your passport or ID card number?.............

In sincerity,
Mr.Adams Saad
please call me with this phone number ( + 226 61055848 )

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