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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: Frederic Katuke <dhl.cs.bf@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frederickatuke@voila.fr
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 12:03:18 +0100
Subject: Partnership Needed!

Hello,

It's my pleasure to contact you with this proposal for a financial and
business assistance. I know my message may come to you as a surprise,
but please don't think evil,I meant no harm to you at all.

This message is strictly confidential and is for your attention only.
And I am making this "Mutual Proposition" to you as a trusted and
reliable person who can be capable to handle this transaction with me.
In the bank where i work,there is a dormant account with an abandoned
sum of $22.000.000.00 USD (Twenty Two Million United States Dollars).

I discovered about this account while going through some old files in
the records, and nobody operates on this account for long time now.The
fund is going to be forfeited for nothing if nobody come to claim it
as soon as possible, and I don't want that to happen that's the main
reason I contact you today. This account belongs to a foreigner and he
resided here before his death. Through bank investigations, the man
died on a plane crash and since then his account is dormant and nobody
came as the deceased next of kin to claim this fund.

I contacted you because we have 100% chances to inherit the fund with
my position in the bank here instead to allow it get forfeited for
nothing. I would have done this deal alone but this fund cannot be
approved to me or any citizens of Burkina Faso here, but can only be
approved to any foreign person because the fund is in US DOLLARS and
the owner of the account is a foreigner in this country.I don't want
the total fund to get forfeited for nothing so I want you to assist me
moves the fund out of the Bank Of Africa into your account for our
mutual benefits.

Before I contacted you for this I have perfected all the strategies
that will ensure a successful transfer of the total fund into your
account. This is legal and hitch-free transaction so you should not be
afraid of anything. After this fund must have been achieved, we shall
share it into ratio 60:40, that is 60% for me and 40% for you. I need
a strong assurance that you will not betray me or let me down hence
the fund is transferred into your account.

I waits your positive response for the take off of the transaction.

Reply via email: frederickatuke@voila.fr

Thank You.

Regard,
Mr.Frederic Katuke

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