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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: Hariff Aliba <harifaliba223@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Hariff Aliba <harifaliba2005@outlook.fr>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 01:29:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Urgent Pls


 Dear Friend,
Please I want to transfer to overseas ($11,300,000.00USD)Eleven million three hundred thousand United States of American dollars only) from a Bank in Burkina Faso. So,i want to ask you to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank account immediately to receive this money,even an empty bank account can serve to receive this money,as long as you will remain honest to me till the end of this important business, trusting in you and believing in God that you will never let me down either now or in future.
I am Mr Harif Aliba,The Chief Accountant here in Burkina Faso Republic west africa, during my course of Controlling of accounts in a bank here ,I discovered a floating funds in an account opened for years and nobody is operated on this account again,after going through some old files in the bank and inquiry from his doctor, I discovered that the owner of the account died after a brief illness which does not last for a week as his doctor said, so  hence the money is floating and if I do not remit it out urgently, our government will sit on it or be forfeited for nothing, that is why am contacting you to help me look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank account immediately to receive this money for our sharing and benefit, Meanwhile at the conclusion of this business, 40% of the total amount will be given to the person who kindly assist for the transfer of this funds and 60% will be for me.
My plan is to have an investment over there in your country with my own share of the funds
Please, i really need your co-operation and i will be looking forward to read from you, feel free to contact me on the following address ( harifaliba2005@outlook.fr )
Thanks
 Mr Hariff Aliba

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