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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: "ibrahi moham3" <ibrahi_moham3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ibrahim_mohamed05@myway.com
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:41:40 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPOND HIGHLY NEEDED

MR IBRAHIM MOHAMED
The Manager of Audit & Accountancy Dept.
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA).
Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso.
BANK WEBSITE:www.bkofafrica.net

( READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP SECRET)
Greeting, and how are you doing?I hope fine.Please let this my message do
not be a surprise to you because i got your information and lay trust in you
before i contacted you.I am the MANAGER OF AUDIT & ACCOUNTANCY DEPARTMENT of
our bank and i decided to contact you over this financial transaction worth
the sum of TEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
($8,500,000.00).This is an abandoned fund that belongs to one of our
foreign customers who died along with his completely family on 25th
July,2000 in a plane crash disaster.On their tour holiday from France to new
york.Here is the website
scene:http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/25/newsid_2797000/2797965.stm

I was very fortunate to came across the deceased file when i was arranging
the old and abandoned customers files of 2003-2004 in other to submit to the
bank managements accordingly for documentation purposes.It is clearly stated
in our BANKING FOREIGN POLICY and signed lawfully that if such fund remains
unclaimed by the NEXT OF KIN till the period of SEVEN(7) years starting from
the date when the beneficiary died, the money will be transferred into the
BANK TREASURY as an unclaimed fund.Besides,it is not authorized by the law
guiding our bank for a citizen of BURKINA FASO to make the claim of the
fund.

So the request of you as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the claim and
transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as the NEXT OF
KIN to the deceased.When the fund is transferred into your account,FOURTY
PERCENT(40%) will be for you in an assistance and in provision of the bank
account,while SIXTY PERCENT (60%) will be for me. If you are really sure of
your integerity, trustworthy and confidentiality,reply with your contact
necessary for the transfer and call me as you so that i will let you know
the steps to follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately.I will
be waiting for your urgent reply.
My regards to you and your family,
MR IBRAHIM MOHAMED

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