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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: Irene Zackari <irenezack16@gmail.com>
Reply-To: irenezakari21@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 04:53:46 -0700
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP

你好 ..

你在那边怎么样? 我希望你过得好吗?

我叫艾琳。 (24岁),单身,来自冈比亚,独生女
已故工程师。 伯纳德·巴卡里·扎卡里亚。 Bajam Enterprise 董事
(冈比亚建筑公司)同时也是Bernard的CEO
进出口(冈比亚)。

事实上,我母亲在我不到 4 岁时就去世了
根据我已故父亲的说法,因为他对
我妈妈让他在离开鬼魂之前一直保持未婚状态。

所以在我父亲因暗杀而死后,他的兄弟(我的
叔叔)谁是我已故的采购和营销销售经理
父亲命名的公司(James Tokunbo Oriade Zakaria 先生)想要
将我已故父亲的所有财产和资源转换为他的
我和他吵架了,这让他把怒火放在我身上
雇佣刺客来杀我的程度,但愿荣耀归于上帝
成功地为我亲爱的生活开辟了通往布基纳法索的道路。
老实说,即使在布基纳法索,我也确实过着可怕的生活,因为
那些追杀我的刺客。

为了我更好的未来,我想在你的国家生活和学习
因为我父亲同胞兄弟想逼我犹豫不决
结婚,只是为了让我离开我父亲的家,和他一起生活
另一个我不认识的人,因为他想霸占我父亲所有的家
也许卖掉它,因为我父亲不在了,我是独生子
女儿是我父亲出生的,''但他不知道我不是
现在对我父亲的任何财产或早婚感兴趣,
因为我还有未来可以考虑和专注于我的学业
第一次是在我去世前的大学一年级
我父亲的。
其实我想和你讨论的是我个人的问题
我已故父亲存入国外银行的关注资金,
价值 450 万美元。 我需要你的帮助
在您的国家接收和投资这些资金。
请帮助我,我对你是真诚的,我想成为你的成员
如果你不介意接受我并带领我变得更好的话,还有家人
未来在你的国家。
存款期间银行发给我父亲的所有文件
现在和我在一起。
我已经通过电话通知银行我父亲的去世,并且
他们对这个消息感到惊讶并接受我父亲是他们的好人
顾客。
如果这笔钱可以投资于您的任何业务,我将很高兴
选择,在我完成学业之前,一切都在你的控制之下,
我也向你保证良好的关系,我准备讨论
从这笔钱中为您提供的帮助,给您的金额。
因此,我会给你银行联系方式和其他必要的
我下一封电子邮件中的信息如果你只答应我你会
不/从不向任何人背叛和透露此事,因为,这
钱是我在地球上生存的唯一希望,因为我已经失去了
我的父母。
此外,我有基金配售证书和死亡证明
在这里和我一起证明,但在我给你更多信息之前,我
想知道你的全部数据

1. 全名:......................
2. 地址:......................
3. 国籍:............性别......
4. 年龄:......... 出生日期:......
5. 职业:......................
.....
6. 电话:...................... 传真:......................
7. 原产地: ...... 国家: .....................
8. 职业:......................
.....................
9. 婚姻状况............ 电子邮件地址:......
10. 身份证或驾驶执照/照片扫描件:......................
宣言:

这样我就可以完全确定我没有相信错误的人。
它也会让我介意为您发送银行联系方式
与他们沟通以进一步验证这笔钱。 和
更好地了解你。
同时,你可以通过我的牧师联系我,他的名字叫保罗牧师
任何时候你打电话,告诉他你想和我说话,因为
现在我住在布基纳法索的教堂里,但我不
想再呆在这里,
派我和你说话他的电话号码是这个(+226 06466008)
我会在这里停下来,我会等待你的回复并随时
问任何你想知道的关于我的事情。
请帮助我,我将不胜感激
祝你有美好的一天。
来自艾琳



Hello ..

How do you do over there? I hope you are doing well?

My name is Irene. (24 years), i am single, from Gambia, the only child
of late Eng. Bernard Bakary Zakaria. the Director of Bajam Enterprise
(Building Construction Company in The Gambia) also the CEO of Bernard
Import and Export (GAMBIA).

As a matter of fact my mother died when i was barely 4 years old
according to my late father and because of the type of love he had for
my mother made him to remain UN-married till he left the ghost..

So after the death of my father as a result of assassinate, his brother (My
Uncle) who is the purchasing and marketing sale manager of my late
fathers company named (Mr. James Tokunbo Oriade Zakaria) wanted to
convert all the properties and resources of my late father into his
which i quarreled with him and it made him to lay his anger on me to
the extent of hiring an assassins to kill me but to God be the glory i
succeeded by making a way to Burkina faso for my dear life.
Honestly i do live a fearful life even here in Burkina faso because of
those Assassins coming after me .

I would want to live and study in your country for my better future
because my father same blood brother wanted to force me into undecided
marriage, just for me to leave my father home and went and live with
another man I never know as he want to occupied all my father home
and maybe to sold it as my father no longer alive, I'm the only child
daughter my father born, '' but he don't know that i am not
interesting in any of my father properties or early marriage for now,
because i still have future to think about and to focus on my studies
first as i was doing my first year in the University before the death
of my father.
Actually what I want to discuss with you is about my personal issue
concern funds my late father deposited in a bank outside my country,
worth $4.5 million united state dollars. i need your assistance to
receive and invest this funds in your country.
Please help me, I am sincere to you and I want to be member of your
family as well if you wouldn't mind to accept me and lead me to better
future in your country.
All the documents the bank issue to my father during time of deposit
is with me now.
I already notify the bank on phone about the death of my father and
they are surprise for the news and accept that my father is their good
customer.
I will be happy if this money can be invested in any business of your
choice and it will be under your control till i finished my education,
also I'm assuring you good relationship and I am ready to discuss the
amount of money to give you from this money for your help.
Therefore, I shall give you the bank contact and other necessary
information in my next email if you will only promise me that you will
not/never betray and disclosed this matter to anybody, because, this
money is the only hope i have for survival on earth since I have lost
my parents.
Moreover I have the FUND PLACEMENT CERTIFICATE and the DEATH
CERTIFICATE here with me, but before I give you further information, i
will like to know your full data

1. Full Name: ........................
2. Address: ..................
3. Nationality: ........... Sex................
4. Age:........... Date of Birth:................
5. Occupation:...................
.....
6. Phone: ........... Fax:.........................
7. State of Origin: .......Country:..............
8. Occupation:...................
................
9. Marital status........... E-mail address's: ............
10. Scan copy of your ID card or Driving License/Photo:............
DECLARATION:

so that i will be fully sure that i am not trusting the wrong person.
and it will also give me the mind to send you the bank contact for you
to communicate with them for more verification about this money. and
to know you more better.
Meanwhile, you can reach me through my pastor,his name is Pastor Paul
any time you call, tell him that you want to speak with me because
right now i am living in the church here in Burkina faso and i don't
want to stay here any longer,
send for me to speak with you his phone number is this(+226 06466008)
I will stop here and i will be waiting for your reply and feel free
ask any thing you want to know about me.
Please help me, I would be highly appreciated
Have nice day.
From Irene

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