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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: "Mr. Luis Fernando" <mrsnicolemarois999@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.luisfernando5050@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 00:46:00 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY

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I am Mr.luis fernando

Hi Friend I work in a Bank for Africa (BOA) here in BURKINA FASO

I wants to transfer an abandoned sum of 27.5 millions USD to you
through ATM VISA CARD .50% will be for you. No risk involved.


The (BOA) bank was being used by many African Politicians to divert
funds (the Politicians looted over5billion United States dollars) to
their foreign accounts and they did Not bother to know how much was
transferred because the funds belonged to the 'State' that is why I
also decided to put apart the sum of $27.5million Dollars which is
still in our bank under my custody for a long period now!

I have to give you all the required guidelines so that you do not
make any mistake. If you are capable to handle the transaction Contact
me for more details. Kindly reply me back to my alternative email
address (mr.luisfernando5050@gmail.com) Mr.luis Fernando






我是路易斯·费尔南多先生

嗨,朋友,我在布基纳法索的一家非洲银行 (BOA) 工作

我想通过 ATM VISA CARD 将一笔废弃的 2750 万美元转给您,0.50% 将是给您的。 不涉及风险。


许多非洲政客利用 (BOA) 银行将资金(政客掠夺了超过 50
亿美元)转移到他们的外国账户,他们也懒得知道转移了多少,因为这些资金属于“国家”
为什么我还决定把现在长期保管在我们银行的2750万美元分开!

我必须给你所有必要的指导方针,这样你就不会犯任何错误。 如果您有能力处理交易,请联系我了解更多详情。 请回复我的备用电子邮件地址
(mr.luisfernando5050@gmail.com) Mr.luis Fernando

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