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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: Clara Ouedrago <claraouedrago@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017 10:17:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Necesito tu ayuda. / I need your help.

I need your help.

I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs Clara ouedrago and I am contacting you from my country Tunisia I want to tell you this because I don't have any other option than to tell you as I was touched to open up to you, I married to Mr.ouedrago Brown who worked with Tunisia embassy in Burkina Faso for nine years before he died in the year 2009.We were married for eleven years without a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only five days. Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$ 8.5m (Eight Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars) in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in west Africa Presently this money is still in bank. He made this money available for exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining.

Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of seven months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this money to take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here

I want you to take 30 Percent of the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will go to charity, people in the street and helping the orphanage. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have any body as my family member, just to end endeavor that the house of God is maintained. Am doing this so that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul because these sicknesses have suffered me so much.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank in Burkina Faso and I will also instruct the Bank Manger to issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of the money in the bank that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.

Always reply to my alternative for security purposes ( claraouedrago@yahoo.com )

Hoping to receive your reply:
From Mrs Clara Ouedrago




Necesito tu ayuda.

Le escribo este correo con pesadas lágrimas En mis ojos y gran pena en mi corazón, Mi nombre es la señora Clara ouedrago y me pongo en contacto con usted desde mi país Túnez Quiero decirte esto porque no tengo ninguna otra opción Que para decirle como me tocó para abrirse a usted, me casé con Mr.ouedrago Brown, que trabajó con la embajada de Túnez en Burkina Faso durante nueve años antes de morir en el año 2009. Nos casamos durante once años sin un niño.

Murió después de una breve enfermedad que duró sólo cinco días. Desde su muerte decidí no casarme de nuevo. Cuando mi difunto esposo vivía, depositó la suma de 8,5 millones de dólares en un banco en Ouagadougou, la capital de Burkina Faso, en África occidental. Todavía en el banco. Hizo que este dinero estuviera disponible para la exportación de oro de la minería de Burkina Faso.

Recientemente, mi médico me dijo que no duraría el período de siete meses debido a un problema de cáncer. El que más me molesta es mi enfermedad del accidente cerebrovascular. Habiendo conocido mi condición decidí entregarte este dinero para cuidar de las personas menos privilegiadas, utilizarás este dinero de la manera que voy a enseñar aquí

Quiero que tome el 30 por ciento del dinero total para su uso personal, mientras que el 70% del dinero va a la caridad, la gente en la calle y ayudar al orfanato. Crecí como un huérfano y no tengo ningún cuerpo como mi miembro de la familia, sólo para terminar el esfuerzo que la casa de Dios se mantiene. Estoy haciendo esto para que Dios perdone mis pecados y acepte mi alma porque estas enfermedades me han sufrido tanto.

Tan pronto como reciba su respuesta le daré el contacto del banco en Burkina Faso y también instruiré al encargado del banco para emitirle una letra de la autoridad que le probará el beneficiario actual del dinero en el banco que es si usted Asegúrese de que usted actuará en consecuencia según lo establecido en este documento.

Siempre responda a mi alternativa por razones de seguridad (claraouedrago@yahoo.com)

Esperando recibir su respuesta:
De la señora Clara Ouedrago



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