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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: "Aisha" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aishagadaffi2525@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 03:55:44 -0000
Subject: Appreciation

Dear Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You may
not understand why this mail came to you again. But if you do not
remember me, you might have received an email from me in the past
regarding my investment proposal for you to act as my investment
partner to receive my funds which we didn't conclude successfully. I
am using this opportunity to inform you that the transaction was
concluded with the assistance of another partner(Engr. Ahmed Hamed Al
Subhi) from Oman whom the bank nominated to finance and conclude the
transaction. I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished
transfer of funds into your account due to one reason or the other
best known to you.

The funds were successfully transferred to my new partner's account in
Oman who was capable of assisting me for the transaction and
investment project. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust
worthiness you showed to me in your communication and time spent . I
want to compensate you and to show my gratitude to you with the sum of
US$350,000.00 (Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars)
and the amount was loaded into an ATM VISA CARD in your name, i was
unable to make a direct transfer to your account because i didn't have
your account details, base on that reason, i decided to asked the bank
to load the amount into an ATM VISA CARDS in your name.

Meanwhile, I Deposited your ATM VISA CARD with the UN Director
Resident Coordinator Mr. Adama Koné,I have authorized him to send the
ATM VISA CARD to you once you are in contact with him. Please, accept
this offer with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart,
Also comply with his directives so that he will send the ATM VISA CARD
to you without any delay. As you are contacting him, you have to send
your information where the ATM VISA CARD will be sent to so that it
will be delivered directly to you through DHL or FedEx.

1.Your full Name:
2.Your correct address:
3.Mobile Phone:

The contact details to reach him.
U N Resident Coordinator
Name: Mr. Adama Koné
E-Mail: adamakone6691@gmail.com
Street address 14, Avenue de la Grande Chancellerie
Secteur no. 4 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Website: http://ouagadougou.unic.org

Presently, I am in the city of Oman (Muscat) with Engr. Ahmed Hamed
Al Subhi and I'm very busy here because of the investment projects.
Once you receive the ATM VISA card , you are obligated to make a daily
withdrawal of $5,000.00 each day from any Automatic Teller Machine
attached to any international bank nearest to you.

So feel free to write an email to Mr. Adama Koné, and tell him to send
your ATM VISA CARD to you through DHL without any delay and he would
send all the necessary information and document which you will need to
have access to the funds and kindly inform me as soon as you receive
it.

This is Engr. Ahmed Hamed Al Subhi's House.
and He will get me a mobile number as soon as possible and I shall
phone you when I am less busy but for now I'm very very busy here
because of the investment projects.


Mrs Aisha.

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