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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: "tabila maloe" <tabilamaloe@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:47:04 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CHECK ON THIS MAIL AND GET BACK TO ME


FROM: MR.TABILA MALOE.
ADDRESS: 8 LODUM MICHEALM SECTUR 27 OUAGA 2000 BURKINA FASO
OCCUPATION/EXTERNAL AUDITOR

HELLO,=20

DO ACCEPT MY SINCERE APOLOGIES IF MY MAIL DOES NOT MEET YOUR PERSONAL E=
THINCS ALTHOUGH, I WISH TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO GET INTOUCH WITH YOU FIRS=
T BECAUSE IT IS THE FASTEST MEANS.=20

I AM AN EXTERNAL AUDITOR OF A WELL KNOWN BANK HERE IN BURKINA FASO. IN =
ONE OF OUR PERIODIC AUDITING I DISCOVER DORMANT ACCONT WITH HOLDING BAL=
ANCE OF 20,000,000 ( TWENTY MILLION U.S DOLLARS ) WHICH HAS NOT BEEN OP=
ERATED FORTHE PAST FOUR YEARS.FROM MY INVESTAIGATIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS=
, THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT,A FOREIGNER BY NAME DR GEORGE BRUMLEY DIED =
IN PLANE CLASH IN JULY 19TH 2003 AND SINCE THEN NOBODY HAS DONE ANYTHIN=
G AS REGARDS THE CLAIMING OF THIS MONEY BECAUSE HE HAS NO FAMILY MEMBER=
S WHO ARE AWARE OF THE EXISTANCE OF NEITHER THE ACCOUNT NOR THE FUNDS.=20=


I HAVE SECRETLY DISCUSSED THIS MATTER WITH A TOP SENIOR MINISTER OFFICI=
AL OF THE MINISTRIES OF FINANCE HERE AND WE HAVE AGREED TO FIND A RELAI=
BLE FOREIGN PARTNERTO DEAL WITH US ALTHOUGH DUE TO HIS POSITION HE DID =
NOT WANT TO TAKE ACTIVE PART BUT AS SOON AS YOU FOLLOW HIS INSTRUCTION =
EVERYTHING WILL BE SUCESSFUL, WE WIL BE WORKING HAND TO HANDS WITH HIM.=
WE THUS PROPOSE TO DO BUSINES WITH YOU,STANDING AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF T=
HESE FUNDS FROM THE DECEASED AND AFTER DUE LEGAL PROCESSES YOU HAVE BEE=
N FOLLOWED WILL BE RELEASESD TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT DELAY AND WE WILL =
USE IT FOR INVESTIMENT AND TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILAGE IN THE SOCIETY =
BECAUSE IF WE LEFT THE FUND WITH THE GOVERNMENT IT WILL BE FORTEIFIED F=
OR NOTHING AND WILL BE USE TO SURPRESS THE POOR MASSES IN THE SOCIETY.T=
HIS TRANSACTION IS TOTALLY FREE OF RISK AND TROUBLES AS THE FUND IS LEG=
ITIMATES AND DOES NOT ORIGINATE FROM DRUG, MONEY LAUDERING OR TERROISM =
OR ANY OTHER ILLEGAL ACTS.FINALLY I WILL GIVE YOU 35% FOR YOUR COOPERAT=
ION, 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES WHICH BOTH PARTIES MIGHT HAS INCURRED DURI=
NG THIS PROCESS AND 60% WIL BE FOR ME AND THE MINISTER. ON RECEIPT OF Y=
OUR RESPONSE I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH DETAIL CLARIFICATION AS IT RELATES=
TO THIS MUTUAL BENEFIT TRANSACTION.



I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU ARE INTEREST=
ED.

REGARDS,=20
MR TABILA MALOE
=20
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