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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: "Mr.Abu Bakr" <abubahk@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:21:41 +0200
Subject: I look forward to your earliest response.

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise, However, Its just my urgent
need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction, I am Mr Mr.ABU Bakr ,the Bill and Exchange Manager
African Development Bank (ADB) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.

I want to inquire from you if you can handle this transaction for
mutual benefits/life opportunity for you and me.

The transaction is about seeking your consent to present you as the
next of kin/ beneficiary of the US$6.5 Million Dollars,(Six Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) that belongs to a foreign
customer of my bank where i work.

He was involved in the december 26th 2003 Benin plane crash in West
Africa,with his family during their vacation journey.

The Fund is currently in a suspense account awaiting claim, the bank
made a public notice that they are ready to release this fund to any
of his relatives abroad.

Therefore, by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL, top
secret should be maintained please!,because i am still in the active
service, I do not need any form of implication especially now I'm in
the verge of my retirement to endanger my career at last.

Since the management of our bank got the information about his death,
they have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his
money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as
next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking
guidelines and laws.

In that regard, i decided to seek your consent for this prospective
opportunity. Have it at the back of your mind, that the transaction
does not involve any RISK, and does not need much engagement from you,
since i am an insider in the same bank to furnish you with every
development information.

Necessary modalities will be worked out to enable us carry out the
fund claim under a legitimate arrangement. I have resolved to offer
you 30% of the total fund, 10% for sundry expenses that may be
incurred during the process of executing this transaction and 60%
percent for me.

I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive your
affirmative response, more clarification information.

Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret, if you
wish to achieve this fund with me.

I look forward to your earliest response.

warm regards,
Mr.ABU Bakr.

NOTE:Your discussion regarding to this transaction should be limited,
because am still in Active service. Let honesty and trust be our
watchwords throughout this transaction. And your Prompt reply will be
highly appreciated.

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