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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: Mr Adams Moyo <adamsmoyo12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mr Adams Moyo <mradamsmoyo0@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:39:18 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: GOOD NEWS AT LAST!!! !!! !


RUNIC PAGOS Y COBRANZAS SA.
Av.Bernardino Caballero.
Casi Piribebuy Bo San Pablo .
Presidente Franco.
Tel: 00595-61-572263
Fax: 00595-61-574599.
PARAGUAY.
 
Dear Good Friend,
 
How are you doing today, I hope you haven't forgotten me? I am Mr. Adams Moyo, the former director at the bank of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso over there in West Africa, who has contacted you sometime ago to assist me in order to secure the release of a deceased customer's fund into your bank account. 
 
Though, you weren't able to assist me up to the conclusion stage in that transaction by then, I am very much happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the assistance, and co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently, I am in Paraguay for investment projects with my share of the total sum.
 
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts, and attempts to assist me on the transferring of the fund, and I makes sure that you aren't left behind or out from the benefits of the transaction. Hence, I have kept aside for you the total sum of: $1.6 (One Million Six hundred thousand, Usa-dollars) with the bank.
 
My new partner and I have agreed to compensate you with that above said amount for all your past efforts, and attempt to assist me in that past successful matters. I have appreciated your kind efforts at that time very much, so feel very free to contact the bank's secretary via his below email address, and the name of the secretary of the (BOA) is: MR. ABDUL KUKU.
 
And make sure that you instructed him on how to send the money to you, and please do let me know immediately you receives the money' so that we can share the joy together after all the stress at those past times ago.
 
At the moment, am very busy here in Paraguay because of the investment projects of which my partner, and I were having at hands presently, and finally remember that I had left an instruction to the secretary of the (BOA): MR. ABDUL KUKU.
 
Therefore, as soonest as you contacts him for the said money' to be sent to you, he will surely send the money' to you. Below is the contact of the secretary of the (BOA) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso over there in West Africa .
 
Contact this below person immediately for your money:-
 
MR. ABDUL KUKU.
Secretary of the (BOA),
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Email Address: abdul_kuku2000@outlook.fr
 
Yours good friend,
Mr. Adams Moyo.


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