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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: "Mrs.Maya" <mayaouedrago22@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:12:27 -0700
Subject: Re: Hello

Re: Hello

I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great
sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs Maya ouedrago, I am from Tunisia
and I am contacting you from a Hospital in Burkina Faso, I want to
tell you this because I don't have any other option than to tell you
as I was touched to open up to you, I married to Mr.ouedrago Brown who
worked with Tunisia Ambassador in Burkina Faso for nine years before
he died in the year 2010. We were married for eleven years without a
child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only five days. Since
his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of US$8.5m (Eight Million Five hundred Thousand
Dollars) in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in
west Africa Presently this money is still in the bank. He made this
money available for exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining.

Recently, my doctor told me that I would not last for the period of
seven months due to a cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is
my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to hand this
money over to you to take care of the less-privileged people, you will
utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you
to take 30 Percent of the total money for your personal use While 70%
of the money will go to charity" people in the street and helping the
orphanage. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my
family member, just to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.

Am doing this so that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul in
his paradise because this illness has suffered me so much.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
bank in Burkina Faso and I will also instruct the Bank Manager to
issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present
beneficiary of the money in the bank that is if you assure me that you
will act accordingly as I Stated here.

From Mrs. Maya ouedrago





Re: 안녕하세요

눈에는 큰 눈물을 흘리고 마음에는 큰 슬픔을 안고 이 편지를 쓰고 있습니다. 제 이름은 Maya ouedrago 부인입니다.
저는 튀니지에서 왔고 부르키나 파소의 한 병원에서 연락을 드리고 있습니다. 나는 당신에게 마음을 여는 것이 감동적이어서 말할
수밖에 없습니다. 저는 부르키나 파소에서 튀니지 대사와 9년 동안 함께 일했던 Mr.oudrago Brown과 결혼했고 그가
2010년에 사망했습니다. 우리는 결혼했습니다. 아이 없이 11년 동안 결혼했다.

그는 불과 5일 동안 지속된 짧은 병 끝에 사망했습니다. 부터
그의 죽음 나는 재혼하지 않기로 결정했고, 돌아가신 남편이 살아 있을 때 서아프리카 부르키나파소의 수도인 와가두구에 있는
은행에 미화 850만 달러를 입금했습니다. 은행. 그는 이 돈을 부르키나 파소 광산에서 금을 수출하는 데 사용할 수 있게
했습니다.

최근에 의사가 암 문제로 인해 7개월을 버티지 못할 것이라고 말했습니다. 저를 가장 괴롭히는 것은 뇌졸중입니다. 내 상태를
알고 난 당신에게 이 돈을 넘겨주어 소외된 사람들을 돌보기로 결정했습니다. 총 금액의 30%는 개인적인 용도로 가져가세요 돈의
70%는 거리에 있는 사람들과 고아원을 돕는 자선 단체에 갈 것입니다. 하나님의 집이 유지되도록 노력하는 것입니다.

이 질병으로 인해 많은 고통을 받았기 때문에 신이 내 죄를 용서하고 그의 낙원에서 내 영혼을 받아들이도록 하기 위해 이 일을 하고 있습니다.

귀하의 회신을 받는 즉시 귀하에게 부르키나파소 은행의 연락처를 제공하고 은행 관리자에게 위임장을 발행하도록 지시하여 귀하가
은행에 있는 돈의 현재 수취인임을 증명할 것입니다. 내가 여기에 언급한 대로 그에 따라 행동할 것임을 확신시켜 주십시오.

Maya ouedrago 여사로부터

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