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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: mary bakuma <mary_bakuma01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:32:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: More Details from Mary Bakuma.


Dear Sir,
I’m glad to hear from you and will use this opportunity to thank you once more on behalf of my family and I for your consideration to attend to our proposal and we are ready in all manner to seal the transaction with you, hoping this will mark the beginning of a long lasting business and family relationship between us.

We wish to use this opportunity to reassure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and genuine and will be executed in a transparent way. Considering the fact that we have not met and this fund are in cash, safely deposited in the vault of a private Security Company, ready to be lodged in an account, which shall be opened by you here in Abidjan. May we inform you that it will be appreciated if you could come down here to assist in (opening / floating of an account) where the fund will be lodged for subsequent transfer to your account and to workout modalities for proper investment prior to The transfer of the fund to an account which shall be nominated by you any where in the world. This is very imperative, as we are not allowed to open an account due to our refugee’s status.But if you cannot be able to comedown here then you advice me to look for an english speaking lawyer here who will help us and obtain an affidavit of oath from supreme court of justice here
stating you as our foreign partner/ family friend and obtain authorization letter from ministry of justice here empowering you with all the right to retrieve the box containing the money on our behalf,as soon as i hear from your advice i will look for a lawyer who will represnt you. Please send me your information such as:
1. Your full name,
2) Your personal address, your private telephone, mobile phone and fax numbers.
3) Date of birth
Meanwhile we have agreed to offer you 10% of the total sum, 5% to cover all the expenses that you might in cure in the transaction while the remaining 85%will be for me and my family which will be used for investment in your country according to your advice.
Finally, please try and keep everything about this transaction very confidential and secret for security reasons and safety of my life because the people that killed my husband are after our life so that they will inherit the money. I am only waiting here for the conclusion of this transaction, then we will arrange and come to your country where me and my son wish to stay for the rest of my life while you invest the money for us in any lucrative business establishment after deducting your commission. Please , I am putting all my hope and trust in you, do not disappoint me or let me down.
You can call my son Musa on this telephone number +22508006902
Best regards,
Mrs. Mary Bakuma and Son
NB: Below is my full name and address: NAME: MRS. MARY BAKUMA
ADDRESS: LOT 32 ILT 32 RUE DE LA PAIX MARCORY,
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/09/1969.
TELEPHONE: 0022508006902





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