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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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Fraud email example:

From: mralimusa84@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:26:01 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT

Untitled form

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczS9cNl4todDM2QvIjAmLyYdRcXOe-dg-m_3NCu-tzcyGclA/viewform?vc
VERY URGENT


Dear friend,

I am Mr. Ahmed Zengo. I work with an accredited bank here in Burkina
Faso.as manager in the audit department. During our last bank audits,
discovered that an abandoned account belongs to one of our deceased client,
deceased Mr. Hamid Amine Razzaq, a billionaire businessman.

Meanwhile, before contacting him, I did a personal investigation.to locate
one of your relatives who knows the account, but I came out without
success. I am writing to request your assistance in transferring the sum of
10,500,000.00 (ten million five hundred
Thousand dollars) in your account.

I decided to contact him to act as his foreign business partner that my
bank will grant you recognition and will have the fund transfer to your
account. More detailed information will be sent for you.

Therefore, to start processing, I will need the following
information from you:

Your full name (as written on your ID card
or passport)
Your full name .........
Your sex ..............
Your age ..................
Your country ...........
Passport / driving license .......
Marital status (married or single)
Your occupation .......
Your personal mobile number .....

contact number +22658077347

I hope to read from you soon.
Sincerely
Mr. Ahmed Zengo.

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