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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: "Mrs.Clarisse" <zoungranaclarisse5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrszoungranaclarisse5@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 09:06:45 +0000
Subject: Hello!

Dear,
It is not by my power to contact you, but by his grace, please listen not just to the
words, but listen for the reason, I did not know you in person, but I believe you are
the right person and I will like to have good friendship with you. I mean friend indeed,
I am a teacher by profession (Economist) my name is Mrs. Clarisse, A woman of 6 month
daughter, I am from Bobodufaso the formal capital of Burkina Faso, right now I am
residing in Ouagadougou the capital.
Dear, the true test in life does not occur when all is going well. The true test takes
place when we are faced with challenges, I was born and brought up in a Christian
family, I met my husband and it happen he was a Muslim, by his grace after our marriage
he was converted to Christian, But his families were not happy with him, They stop
coming to our house, later they start coming.

All a sudden my husband fell sick and died within 24hours, My husband was the head of
Burkina Faso Gold International association Agent, If you are in Africa you will know
him (Late Dr. Zoungrana) What a lovely husband, We have joint account as husband & wife,
But he have separate inter-cooperate account in dollars for his management.

Meanwhile, I and the families were pattering for the joint account and properties, We
were in the court for the case, the families did not know about the Inter cooperate
account, My late husband always told his family that he have joint account with me
whenever he want to run out from family expenses, So the family did not know about the
dollar account, the amount involve is $2.5 Million us dollars, the process of goal
setting has helped me to focus not on what the family thought I should do or be, but
instead, on what I wanted to accomplish with my life.

Teaching is like sailing: there is a starting point, a ship, a captain, a crew, and a
destination; I don’t need any one to advise me on what to do, WHAT I NEED IS YOUR HELP
AND GOOD FRIENDSHIP, Please do what you feel in your heart is right for me , I want you
to help me to secure these funds for the future of my daughter, I have already told the
bank Administrator that the funds belong to foreign investor and he believe due to the
position of my late husband but the bank need an evident because my late husband
relative work in the bank.

Please listen for the reason, I need your Identity Card, your private Phone Number, Your
Bank Account details, As soon as I receive it, I will go to the bank and present it for
transferring the funds to your bank account immediately, I have already told the bank
that the owner of the funds have contacted me, There is no question or delay payment
because I have already inform the bank, It was the reason the families did not hold on
the account, It was only the joint account were hold on by the court and the families,
Please help me.

I promise to help you as soon as you secure the funds in your bank account and part of
the funds would be use for any possible investment on your care in your country, I
believe you would understand my situation more than any other person and I knew this is
your official email address, You can contact me through your private email address, I am
waiting for urgent respond, I would have send you my international passport but I did
not know how to attach it here, May be on my next communication I will do that for your
personal recognition.
GOD BLESSES YOU!
Mrs. Zoungrana.E. Clarisse.

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