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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: Zaynab Hassan <snati2408@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hassanzaynab147@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 02:20:13 -0700
Subject: My Dear Friend

Hello,

I got your email address contact details through online seaching as a
good match for future business that will make both of us very happy!
Allow me to introduce myself properly, my name is Mïss Zaynab Hassan,
I am currently Regional Audit Manager of United Bank of Africa Burkina
Faso. I understand that this message must seem quite strange but I
assure you, if my sources are correct, together we will be able to
ensure the success of my proposal.

As the Regional Audit Manager, it is part of my job to send financial
reports to my head office Burkina, over the course of 2019 – 2020 I
was looking at the years fiscal report’s and I discovered that the
branch that I am Regional Audit Manager has funds that are not
accounted for according to my head office. I have taken certain steps
to make sure that these funds will also go undetected on all accounts.
I have set this up so it will be risk free and like I said, if my
sources are correct about you, everything will go perfectly.

Currently the funds are in “escrow account” without a beneficiary,
basically put, the account is waiting for me to add a beneficiary to
the account to allow the funds to be transferred as soon as our “work”
is complete!

As I am sure you are aware, I cannot be seen to be connected directly
to these funds, that would cause too many issues and risks for myself,
hence why I am contacting you. As long as I have a third party (you)
that I would be able to add as a beneficiary, we have open and clear
communication together, both of us will be able to walk away more than
happy and both with a new friend for life, I am sure!

I am in contact with several other potential prospects that my sources
have informed me would also be a successful match, so a quick response
would be in your best interest if you would like to proceed and
receive further details.

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If you are interested to hear more details, please fill in the
information below:

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Email

Country


I will use these details as an initial confirmation, if several of my
prospects shall send me a response, I will slowly narrow down the
process to find the best option possible to complete the transactions.

I appreciate your timely response and I look forward to being in
further contact with you along our venture.
Please contact me with this my private email hassazaynab11@gmail.com
Have a great day!

Best Regards,

Mïss Zaynab Hassan

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