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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: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1yLk1vaGFtbWVkLCI=?= <tressyadams123@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

=E2=80=8B

Dear  Friend.
I am Mr. Mohammed Yara.The director = of the accounts & auditing department at the African development bank O= uagadougou-Burkina Faso in west Africa. With due respect, I have decided to= contact you on a business transaction that will be beneficial to both of u= s.

At the bank's last accounts/auditing evaluations, my staffs came = across an old account which was being maintained by a foreign client who we= learnt was among the deceased passengers of motor accident on November.200= 3, the deceased was unable to run this account since his death. The account= has remained dormant without the knowledge of his family since it was put = in a safe deposit account in the bank for future investment by the client.<= br>
Since his demise, even the members of his family haven't applied for= claims over this fund and it has been in the safe deposit account until I = discovered that it cannot be claimed since our client is a foreign national= and we are sure that he has no next of kin here to file claims over the mo= ney. As the director of the department, this discovery was brought to my of= fice so as to decide what is to be done. I decided to seek ways through whi= ch to transfer this money out of the bank and out of the country too.
The total amount in the account is ten million five hundred thousand doll= ars (USD10,500,000.00).with my positions as staffs of the bank, I am handic= apped because I cannot operate foreign accounts and cannot lay bonafide cla= im over this money. The client was a foreign national and you will only be = asked to act as his next of kin and I will supply you with all the necessar= y information and bank data to assist you in being able to transfer this mo= ney to any bank of your choice where this money could be transferred into.<= br>
The total sum will be shared as follows: 50% for me, 50% for you and= expenses incidental occur during the transfer will be incur by both of us.= The transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are going to follow my i= nstruction till the fund transfer to your account. Since I work in this ban= k that is why you should be confident in the success of this transaction be= cause you will be updated with information as at when desired.

I wil= l wish you to keep this transaction secret and confidential as I am hoping = to retire with my share of this money at the end of transaction which will = be when this money is safety in your account. I will then come over to your= country for sharing according to the previously agreed percentages. You mi= ght even have to advise me on possibilities of investment in your country o= r elsewhere of our choice. May God help you to help me to a restive retirem= ent, Amen?
Please for further information and enquires feel free to cont= act me back immediately for more explanation and better understanding I wan= t you to assure me your capability of handling this project with trust by p= roviding me your following information details such as:
(1)NAME.........= .....
(2)AGE:................
(3)SEX:.....................
(4)PHON= E NUMBER:.................
(5)OCCUPATION :.....................
(6)YO= UR COUNTRY:.....................
Thanks and remain blessed
Mr .Mohamm= ed Yara,

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