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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: "COMPAORE Jean baptiste" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:19:45 +0100
Subject: investment opportunity to seize

Je suis Monsieur COMPAORE Jean baptiste , Directeur des comptes dans une des grande Banque de la place. J'ai une proposition financière et confidentielle à vous faire savoir. Des fonds dormants à hauteur de 3.950.000 Dollars US appartenant à un défunt client (originaire de la Syrie) qui avait un compte ici dans mon pays dont le nom a été identifié et inscrit non réclame dans nos audits et archives.

En tant qu'un des dirigeants principaux de la banque, je suis obligé de vous informer car je suis à la recherche d'une personne avec qui je peux débloquer cette somme. Je vous demande donc d'accepter d'être le proche parent et revendiquer les fonds. En général, dans ce cas d'espèce les fonds sont confisqués par l'Etat et versés au trésor public en tant que fonds non réclamés. Selon la loi après une certaine période, à moins qu'ils soient réclamés de façon pressante par un proche parent du défunt, les fonds sont déversés au trésor public. Je voudrais que ces fonds vous soient transférés (soit sur votre compte bancaire ou par carte visa) en tant que proche parent du défunt client et que par la suite nous effectuons un partage équitable de 50% chacun. J'ai besoin de votre aide en toute honnêteté et je vous promets que vous ne courrez aucun risque car ma position au sein de la banque me permet de couvrir n'importe quel risque et de plus je serai la seule personne a superviser cette transaction. J'ai fait toutes


Veuillez me répondre par le biais de cette adresse: compaorejeanbaptistemp@gmail.com

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I am Mr. COMPAORE Jean baptiste, Account Manager in a large bank instead. I have a financial and confidential proposal to let you know. Dormant funds to the tune of 3,950,000 US Dollars belonging to the deceased client (originally from Syria), which had an account here in my country whose name has been identified and registered unclaimed in our audits and archives.
As one of the key executives of the bank, I have to tell you because I am looking for someone who I can unlock this amount. I therefore ask you to agree to be the next of kin and claim the funds. In general, in this case the funds are confiscated by the state and paid to the treasury as unclaimed funds. According to the law after a certain period, unless they are claimed insistently by a close relative of the deceased, the funds are poured into the public treasury. I wish you the funds are transferred (Either from your bank account or Visa card) as a close relative of the deceased client and subsequently we do a fair share of 50% each. I need your help in all honesty, and I promise you no risk because my position within the bank allows me to cover any risk and the more I'll be the only person overseeing this transaction. I made all the checks on the folder so that its execution is clean and fast. I beg you to treat this letter with the utmost urgency and discretion.

Please reply me through this address: compaorejeanbaptistemp@gmail.com

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