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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 Tiete Deggra <samilcopaore@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tiedegra@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 03:47:29 +0100
Subject: Love you always.

My name is Mrs. Tiete Deggra. The regional manager of BIB Bank Burkina Faso. I am a America by birth,31 years of age and married with two children. Am from Burkina Faso.

Although i am not comfortable to send this proposal to you because of increase in SCAM and FRAUD in the world now especially in Africa, but i am too sure that this is not Scam because you have access to confirm, provided you
did not let my Bank know the source of your information. I have pack agenda financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the regional manager of the bank, it is my duty to send financial reports to my head office in the capital city of Burkina Faso. On the course of the last year 2015 end of the year's report, i discovered that my branch in which i am the manager, made twenty-four million us dollars.($24,000,000.00 ) of which my head office is not aware and will never be aware of it. I have since then PLACED this fund in an ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT without a beneficiary. This fund was deposit by A number of Libyan generals loyal to fugitive ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

For more understanding visit Website: http://english.irib.ir/thisday/item/79349-gaddafi-generals-arrive-in-burkina-faso

As the regional manager of the bank , I cannot be directly connected to this Money thus, i am Impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account.

On this note, you must also assure me that you will not betray me when you receive this fund finally.

I wait for urgent reply.
Love you always.
Mrs. Tiete Deggra

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