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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: "david kabore" <david_kabore017@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: davidkabore101@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:14:44 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

FROM THE DESK OF DR DAVID KOO.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO
WEST AFRICA

DEAR FRIEND,

Let me start by introducing myself.I am Dr. David Kabore The Bill And
Exchange manager Bank of africa Ltd.I have an obscured business suggestion
for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen. Aadel Akgaal Bastaan
who was with the Iraqi forces and also businessman made a numbered fixed
deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty five million seven
Hundred and fifty Thousand United State Dollars(25,750,000) only in my
branch.Upon maturity several notices was sent to him, even during the war
which began in 2003.Again after the war another notification was sent and
still no response came from him.

We later find out that the General along with his wife and only daughter had
been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home. You can read
more about the bombings on visiting these sites below:
http://www.ccmep.org/usbombingwatch/2003.htm#3/19/03
After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Aadel Akgaal
Bastaan did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the
paper work of his bank deposit.

And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one
except me knew of his deposit in my bank So, Twenty five million seven
Hundred fifty Thousand U.S Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one
will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that according
to the laws of my country at the expiration 4 years the fund will Be
reverted to The BankTreasury As Unclaimed Bill if nobody apply to claim the
funds. Against this ackdrop,my suggestion to you is that I will like you as
a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Gen. Aadel Akgaal Bastaan so that
you will be able to receive his funds.

Then after i and my colleagues will visit your contry for disbursement
acconding to the percentage indicated. therefore to enable the immediate
transfer of this fund to you as arranged you must apply first to the bank as
relation or nest of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name,your bank
account number,your private telephone and fax numberfor easy and effective
communication and location where in the fund will be remitted,also you can
write me through my private email address(davidkabore101@yahoo.fr).upon
receipt of your reply i will send to you by fax or email more details of
this operation. Your earliest respond to this letter will be appreciated.

Thanks

Dr David Kabore

B.O.A (BANK OF AFRICA)
This is not junk

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