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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: Mohamed Njari <njari4@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:53:47 +0200
Subject: Hi

Hello my name is mr.MOHAMED from morocco ihave Email in my hotmail box and
alot like these Email please can yiu tell me if these Email is scam or not
mrs.justinasavadoogo@outlook.fr :
My Dear

I receive your mail you sent to me and i thank you very much Am glad to
know you, but Allah knows you better and he knows why he has directed me to
you is hard to meet good people because you don't know who to trust or
believe, but as I have developed the trust in you I thank you for your
concern and readiness to do this noble offer, I am from Australia married
to a Burkinabe, Right now I am admitted in the SUKAR FOUNDATION HOSPITAL
Burkina Faso my marital country for the treatment of cancer. So do not be
afraid. I saw your e-mail contact at Australia ministries of Commerce and
foreign trade departments.

I am writing this mail to you with heavy sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs
Justina Savadogo, I want to tell you this because I don't have any other
option than to tell you as I was touched to open up to you, I am married to
Late Mr Hassian Savadogo who worked with Australia embassy in Burkina Faso
for nine years before he died in the year 2008 We were married for eleven
years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for three
months.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of US$ 8.2 Eight million two hundred thousand dollars) in
a bank here in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in west Africa
Presently this money is still in bank. He made this money available for
exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining recently. My doctor told me
that I would last for the period of some months due to cancer sickness,
whoever that wants to serve Allah must serve him in spirit and Truth
because Allah is the Most High,

Please always be prayerful all through your life. I don't have any child
that will inherit this money i decided to hand you over this money i am a
Muslim my husband was also a Muslim this funds $8. 2 million United State
Dollars is in (ADB) African development Bank here in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou And I have been suffering for this cancer sickness which lead
me to sale all the proprieties which my late husband left for me and
everyday the sickness keep getting worst as my doctor inform me that I have
fee months to leave and i started praying to Allah to direct me to someone
I will trust this funds in him or her position and after the prayer Allah
review things to me to go and look for someone's email address there I saw
your e-mail contact at Australia ministries of commerce and foreign trade
departments.

I need you to stand and accomplish this task for me and don't forget to use
this funds the way I will directed you for the Glory of Allah 40% of the
funds shall go to less-privileged people's both in the street and in
orphanage organizations in your country or any part of the world why the
60% Percent of the total funds is for your personal use as the beneficiary
of the funds ones again i thank you for your response, honest and sincere I
want to tell you that if it is the wish of Allah for me to get better again
in life, so be it and if it is not his wish, I need you to stand and
accomplish this task for me I may know you but Allah knows you better.

The attach Is an application form fill it and send to the bank with your
bank information's where the funds will be transferred I will present you
to the bank as the beneficiary of the funds contact the bank with all your
information needed I send to you the contact of the bank here is the bank
email africandevelobankremittance@africamail.com Contact the bank with the
application form so that you can find out from The bank what it entails to
get the funds transferred to your nominated bank account since I am
confirming you as the funds beneficiary. My major objective is for you to
get the funds across to your position and make use of it the way I have
stated it to you and Allah will take all the glory,
Please is never by force.

Best Wish
Mrs Justina Savadogo
Tele +226 79 95 92 57
i wait your respond soon thanks

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