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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: =?UTF-8?B?IlVkYWxhIEthYm9yZSI=?= <serenakipal4@terra.com.pe>
Date:
Subject:

=E2=80=8BDear beloved,

Hopefully you're in good health,

I pre= sumed that all is well with you and your family. Please let this not be a s= urprised message to you because I got your contact information from the int= ernational directory few days ago through the help of Reverend Sister after= my fasting and prayer before I decided to contact you on this magnitude an= d lucrative transaction for our present and future survival in life. I am w= riting this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. my name is Uda= la Fran=C3=A7ois, the only daughter and the only child of late Mr. Fran=C3= =A7ois Kabore, I am 19 years old girl, My father was the former Director of= Gold and Cotton productions and exportation in Burkina Faso Government. He= and my beloved mother were involved in missing plane flying from Burkina F= aso to Algeria on 24 Jul 2014.

You can read more through the website= : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/algeria/10= 988441/Missing-plane-flying-from-Burkina-Faso-to-Algeria-has-crashed.html
After the burial of my late parents, my uncle conspired with the rest= of the family members and sold my father's properties to a Switzerland spe= cialist rate which they shared the money among themselves and left nothing = for me, one faithful morning, I opened my father's briefcase and found out = the documents which he have deposited huge amount of money in one bank here= in Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin. when my uncles found out = that am the next of kin to the account they threaten to kill me because of = my age and have the  money all alone and I ran to Orphanage Home for p= rotection that is where am living currently for my dear life.

I visi= ted the bank here in Burkina Faso to withdraw the money for a better life s= o that I can take care of myself and start a new life, on my arrival, the b= ank director whom I met in person told me that my father's instruction to t= he bank is that the money would only be release to me when I am above 25 ye= ars or present a foreign trustee who will help me and invest the money over= seas for my safety from the hands of my uncles. I am in search of a honest = and reliable person who will help me and stand as my trustee so that I will= present him/her to the bank for transfer of the money to his or her bank a= ccount overseas. I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believ= e that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me as your own daughte= r/sister. 

Though you may wonder why I am so soon revealing mys= elf to you without knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me t= hat you are the true person to help me, I will like to disclose much to you= if you can help me to relocate to your country because my uncles has threa= tened to assassinate me. The amount is ($4.8 us )million united state dolla= rs, and I have confirmed from the bank here in Burkina Faso, you will also = help me to place the money in a more profitable business venture in your co= untry until am through with my studies. However, you will help me by recomm= ending a nice university in your country so that I can complete my studies.=

When the money enters into your account 30% will be for you in resp= ect of all your assistance for the transfer of the money into your account,= while 70% will be for me being the owner of the money. As soon as I receiv= e your positive response showing your interest I will put things into actio= n immediately. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent mess= age indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sinc= erely. 

I plead to you not to disclose it to any one till I com= e over because I am afraid of my reckless uncles who has threatened to kill= me and have the money alone, I have confirmed from the bank with the docum= ents I have at hand I will send my picture to you in my next mail. If you a= re really sure of your trustworthiness, accountability and confidentiality = on this transaction respond back to me and remove the thought of cheating o= r disappointing me from your mind when the money is transferred into your a= ccount. I=E2=80=99m waiting your urgent and positive response. Please do ke= ep this only to yourself. 

Yours sincerely
Udala Fran=C3=A7o= is Kabore

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