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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: William John <william_john12@aol.fr>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:12:18 -0400
Subject: ATTN: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT




ATTN: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

We have actually been authorized by the presidency, and thegoverning board of BANK OF AFRICA (U B A) Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou WestAfrica
to investigate the unnecessary delay of your payment,Recommend and approve your claims for payment if certified as genuine.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered withdismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of
the Bank who are trying to divert your money into theirprivate accounts, we are happy to inform you that based on ourcommendation/instructions; your entire Inheritance value of $1.5 has beencredited in your favour through BANK ATM MASTERCARD which you can withdraw inany ATM Cash Point Machine Worldwide through ATM Payment Centre mode, but themaximum Amount you will be receiving is ($7000 dollars) every day.

You are therefore advised to contact MRS AJARA MULIE theDirector of the International Audit unit ATM Payment Centre,

MRS:AJARA MULIE

E-mail:missajara@yahoo.com

NOTE: YOU SHOULD FURNISH MISS AJARA MULIE WITH YOUR CORRECT CONTACT
INFORMATION.

1. YOUR FULL NAME......

2. YOUR COUNTRY.........

3. YOUR HOME ADDRESS.....

4. YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER.....

5. A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ID.....

Yours.
Mr. William John.
For Management Board Of Directors (B.O.A)

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