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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: Irene Bamba <irenebamba46@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Irene Bamba <irene.bamba@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 18:32:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dearest!


Hello Dearest,

It
is my desire to have business relationship with you. I contacted you
after going through your profile, I prayed over it and selected your
name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the
recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I
can do business with and by the recommendation , I must not hesitate to
confide in you for this simple and sincere business .

My full
name is Miss Irene Bamba the
only duagther of late Mr. and Mrs.Joseph Bamba. My father was a very
wealthy international businessman and cocoa merchant in
Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to
death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business
trip . My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me
so special. Before his
death  in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on
his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Four Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars. USD ($4,500,000.00) left in fixed
/ suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan ,that he
used my name as his only daugther for the next of Kin in depositing of
the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth
that he was poisoned by his business ssociates That I should seek for a
foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this
money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management
or hotel management .

 Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1)
To provide a new empty bank account into which this money would be
transferred to if you dont want us to use your personal account .

(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since i'm still a little
girl.

(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your
country.

Moreover, Dear, i am willing to offer you 15% of the
total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful
transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore,
you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this
transaction would be concluded within four (4) days you signify interest
to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Sincerely
Miss Irene Bamba

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