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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: "MR. NASA JIRMA" <nasa_jirma001@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:42:38 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I hope you will welcome my conscern plz.....


FROM MR NASA JIRMA =20
MANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTANCY DEPARTMENT,=20
BANK OF AFRICA ''BOA''.=20

ATTN:- DEAR,=20

HOW ARE YOU? HOPE FINE, MEANWHILE, I AM MR NASA JIRMA THE MANAGER OF A=
UDIT AND ACCOUNTANCY DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) OUAGA, BF WEST AFR=
ICA.=20

I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR AN URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION. THERE IS AN ACC=
OUNT OPEN IN THIS BANK IN 1999 AND SINCE 2001 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON TH=
IS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS, I =
DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMIT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY, IT WOULD BE =
FORFEITED FORNOTHING.=20

THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS, A FOREIGNER, AND A M=
INER AT KRUGER GOLD COMPANY, A GEOLOGIST BY PROFESSION AND HE DIED SINC=
E 2000. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS THIS ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING THE F=
UND, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED T=
O ME AS WELL THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUN=
T AND THE MONEY INVOLVED IS=20
SEVENTEEN MILLION THREE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS $17,300,000.00 M=
ILLION ONLY.=20

I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CANNOT BE AP=
PROVED TO A LOCAL BANK HERE IN BURKINA FASO, BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED T=
O ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN UNITED STATES DOLLARS AND=
THE FORMER OWNER MR. SMITH B. ANDREAS IS A FOREIGNER TOO. I KNOW THAT =
THIS=20
MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES BEFORE.=
=20
MY DEAR, BE SURE THAT THIS IS A REAL AND GENUINE BUSINESS TRANSACTION.=20=


I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION FROM MY SECRETARY WHO OPERATES COMP=
UTER,WITH BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINE=
SS,CONSIDERING MY POSITION AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON=
THAT I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS BUSINESS, SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY SO TH=
AT I WILL NFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE IMMEDIATELY.=20

YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO SEND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS INCLU=
DING THE FULL DETAILS OF YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION TO BE USED FOR THE DE=
POSIT. AND I WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR WITHDRAWAL AND SHARING AND OT=
HER INVESTMENT IN YOUR KIND CONTROL, MEANWHILE, I AM CONTACTING YOU BEC=
AUSE OF THE=20
NEED TO INVOLVE A FOREIGNER WITH FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND FOREIGN BENEFICIAR=
Y.=20

I NEED YOUR FULL CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK FINE BECAUSE THE MANAGE=
MENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT =
INFORMATION OF THIS ACCOUNT, WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU IN=
DICATE YOUR SINCERITY TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME, AND CAPABILITY TO HANDLE S=
UCH=20
AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTION AND A=
DVICE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT BECAUSE THIS OPPORTUNITY MAY NEVER COME AG=
AIN IN MY LIFE.=20

I ALSO NEED A TRUTHFUL AND GOD FEARING PERSON IN THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE =
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A MISTAKE SO I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE AND TRUS=
T. WITH MY POSITION IN THE OFFICE I DON'T WANT ANYTHING THAT WILL JEOPA=
RDIZE MY JOB SO I ADVICE THAT WE SHOULD MAKE SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALIT=
Y OUR PRIMARY WORKING CONDITION, BEARING IN MIND THAT I AM A PUBLIC SER=
VANT.=20

I WILL USE MY POSITION AND INFLUENCE TO EFFECT LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWA=
RD TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FO=
RMS OF THE MINISTRIES AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. AT THE CONCLUSIO=
N OF THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL BE GIVING 35% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT, 60% WIL=
L BE FOR=20
ME,WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAVE INCURRED DURIN=
G THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSFER. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY.=20=


YOURS SINCERELY,=20
NASA JIRMA =20


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