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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: mohamed aziza <mohamed_aziza14@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mohamed_aziz@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 17:07:00 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY



FROM:MR.MOHAMED AZIZAUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK/A.D.B)BURKINA FASO.DEAR FRIEND,I AM THE MANAGER, INCHARGE OF BILL AND EXCHANGER OF THE AFRICANDEVELOPMENT BANK/ (A.D.B) FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.THERE IS ABUSINESS I WOULD WANT YOU TO CHAMPION FOR ME.IN MY DEPARTMENT IDISCOVEREDAN ABANDONED SUM OF US $15.5M (FIFTHEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANDUNITEDSTATES DOLLARS)IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGNCUSTOMER MR ABDULLU HARUNA FROM BRUNEI.WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIREFAMILY IN NOVEMBER 1999 IN AN AROPLANE CRASH IN ABIDJAN COST IN COTED'IVOIRE. (FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH AND PERSON YOU CANCONTACTTHIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.S-T.COM/DAILY/11-99/11-02-99/D08HO174.HTM).SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HISNEXT OFKIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE ITUNLESSSOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED ASINDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES,BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THATALLHIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONG SIDE WITH HIM IN THEPLANECRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THISDISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU ANDRELEASETHE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FORSAFETYAND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WEDON’T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS ISOCCASIONED BYTHE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CAN NOTSTAND ASNEXT OF KIN TO A FORIEGNER.I HAVE AGREED, THAT AFTER THE SMOOTHCONCULSIONOF THE TRASACTION,THAT I WILL MAKE IT 50-50 FOR YOU CONSIDERING YOU ASAFOREIGN PARTNER,IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,THEREAFTERI WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGEAGREED.THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU ASARRANGED,YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KINOFTHE DECEASED,INDICATING YOUR FULL NAME,YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAXNUMBERS FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND THE LOCATION WHEREIN,THEMONEY WILL BE RAMITTED.UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I WILL SEND TOYOU BYEMAIL OR FAX THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION. BE YOU INFORMED THAT THISTRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE BOTH NOW AND IN THE FULTURE YOU SHOULD NOTENTERTAIN ANY FEAR WHAT SOEVER,AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEENPERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.YOURS FAITHFULLYFROM:MR.MOHAMED AZIZBILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER(A.D.B)
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