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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Abubarka sodik ouadrago." <carln5173@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:57:54 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.
Greeting to you, my name is Mr. Abubarka sodik ouadrago. am from
Burkina Faso, I'm the Chairman of FOREIGN PAYMENTS CONTRACT AWARD
COMMITTEE and also Director of Foreign Remittance Department of
African Development Bank (ADB) Burkina Faso, I have getting
information about this funds our Central Bank the are agree to
transfer all our contractor foreign fund to our corresponding Bank in
Malaysia so that the beneficiary can claim it out from our
corresponding Bank in Malaysia and i have all the documents of 17.4
million in my custody and this is a top secret between me and you,
because our Central Bank have give order to release all those fund to
the beneficiary before 2 weeks time so if you are interested send me
your information to use it to renew all the documents in your name and
most of those contractor have died and we don have a much time to
delay in this stage ok.
And if you are interested get back to me immediately for more details
and i will give you 40% and 60% for me and what i needed from you to
keep it a top secret.
please No risk involved. Contact me for more details along with your
personal information needed below.
(1) Your full name
(2) Your age
(3)Your occupation
(4)Your marital status
(5)Your full residential address and country.
(6)Your direct phone and fax numbers.
(7)A copy of your driving license or passport scanned and sent to me by
mail.
I am waiting to hear from you soon.
Thanks and Best regards,
Mr. Abubarka sodik ouadrago.
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