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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. Samunu Dawel" <dawelsamunu@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 10:09:35 +0100
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY


GOOD DAY,

I AM MR. SAMUNU DAWEL, I CURRENTLY HOLD THE POST AS THE AUDIT ACCOUNT
MANAGER OF OUR BANK IN OUAGADOUGOU BRANCH, BURKINA-FASO. I GOT YOUR CONTACT
FROM A RELIABLE WEB DIRECTORY. WE CAN SEE ACTUALLY THAT THE WORLD IS A VERY
SMALL PLACE TO MEET PEOPLE BUT WHAT MATTERS MOST FOR ME IS TO TRANSACT WITH
A PERSON WITH FULL TRUST. I HAVE DEVELOPED THE TRUST ON YOU AFTER ONE WEEK
OF FASTING AND PRAYING. DUE TO THE TRUST, I MADE UP MY MIND TO DISCLOSE
THIS CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TO YOU.

WE ARE IMPOSITION TO RECLAIM AND INHERIT THE SUM OF US($10.5) MILLION
WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE, FROM A DORMANT ACCOUNT WHICH REMAINS UNCLAIMED SINCE
7YEARS THE OWNER DIED. THIS IS A U.S DOLLAR=E2=80=99S ACCOUNT AND THE BENEF=
ICIARY
DIED WITHOUT TRACE OF HIS FAMILY TO CLAIM THE FUND.

UPON MY PERSONAL AUDIT INVESTIGATION INTO THE DETAILS OF THE ACCOUNT, I
FIND OUT THAT THE DECEASED IS FROM AMERICA, WHICH MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU
AS A FOREIGNER NO MATTER YOUR COUNTRY TO LAY CLAIM ON THE BALANCE AS THE
FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER OR EXTENDED RELATIVE TO THE DECEASED. YOUR
INTEGRITY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS WILL MAKE US SUCCEED WITHOUT ANY RISK. PLEASE
IF YOU THINK THAT THE AMOUNT IS TOO MUCH TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK OUR BANK TO TRANSFER THE FUND INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT BIT BY BIT AFTER APPROVAL OR YOU DOUBLE THE ACCOUNT. ONCE THIS FUND
IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, WE WILL SHARE THE FUND ACCORDINGLY, 40%,
FOR YOU, 60%, FOR ME.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO HELP WITHOUT DISAPPOINTMENT OR BREACH OF TRUST,
PLEASE FOR SECURITY REASON REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS
(SAMUNU_DAWEL1@TERRA.COM) WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:.........................
2. YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:..........
3. YOUR AGE:...............................
4. YOUR SEX:...............................
5. YOUR OCCUPATIONS:.......................
6. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY:..................
7. YOUR PHOTO OR IDENTITY CARD:............

SO THAT I WILL GUIDE YOU ON THE PROPER BANKING GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW FOR THE
CLAIM. AFTER THE TRANSFER, I WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING ACCORDING
TO OUR AGREEMENT.

ASSURANCE: NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL NEVER IN ANY WAY HARM OR FOILED
YOUR GOOD POST OR REPUTATION IN YOUR COUNTRY, BECAUSE EVERYTHING WILL
FOLLOW LEGAL PROCESS.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

=C2=A0YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR SAMUNU DAWEL

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