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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: Eden Zongo <eden_zongo01@sify.com>
Reply-To: edenzongo@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 07:19:53 +0530 (IST)
Subject: (READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP SECRET)




Mr.Eden Zongo.
Senior Staff in File Department,
African Development Bank A.D.B
Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso
West Africa.

(“REMITTANCE OF $15 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE")
(READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP SECRET)
Dear friend,

I am (Mr. Eden Zongo) a senior staff in file department in African developmentbank (A.D.B) Burkina Faso WestAfrica; I want to inquire from you if you can handle this transaction formutual benefits/life opportunity for you and me. The transaction is aboutseeking your consent to present you as the next of kin/ beneficiary of the US$15. MILLION DOLLER, (FIFTEEN MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS), which belongs to one ofour customer here in my bank.

He died in a Kenyaplane crash 2003, with his family during their vacation journey. The Fund iscurrently in a suspense account awaiting claim, the bank made a public noticethat they are ready to release this fund to any of his relatives abroad.

Therefore, by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL, top secretshould be maintained please!, because I am still in the active service I do notneed any form of implication especially now I’m in the verge of my retirementto endanger my career at last!..

Since we got the information about his death, we have been expecting his nextof kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unlesssome body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased asindicated in our banking guidelines and laws.

In that regard, I decided to seek your consent for this prospectiveopportunity. Have it at the back of your mind, that the transaction does notinvolve any RISK, and does not need much engagement from you, since I amfamiliar with this kind of transaction being an insider. Necessary modalitieswill be worked out to enable us carry out the fund claim under a legitimatearrangement. I have resolved to offer you 40% of the total fund, 10% for sundryexpenses that may be incurred during the process of executing this transactioninto your bank account, and 50% percent for me.

I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive youraffirmative response, more clarification information.

I look forward for your immediate Positive response

My regards to you and the family,

Thanks

Mr. Eden Zongo. 

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