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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: "hackman mbaye" <hackmanmbaye1@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:04:04 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PLS REPLY URGENT


DEAR FRIEND,=20

MY NAME IS HACKMAN MBAYE, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL =
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT BANK OF AFRICA BURKINA FASO. I AM WRITING IN RESP=
ECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK (DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY, OF AMERICA) W=
HO PERISHED ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND THEIR SON AND DAUGHTER IN KENYA PLA=
NE CRASH, EAST AFRICA,ON A FESTIVE VISIT FROM LOS ANGELES. WITH OTHER P=
ASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN CONFIRM IT YOURSELF THROUGH THIS WEB SITE:=20=


(HTTP://WWW.WRAL.COM/NEWS/2345844/DETAIL.HTML)=20

SINCE THE DEMISE OF DR. GEORGE BRUMLEY, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH =
KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO =
ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD7.2M,(SEVEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED T=
HOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY L=
ONG TIME ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED=
AS THE NEXT OF KIN, AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF =
KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY=
TO STAY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS, BECAUSE AFTER FOUR YEARS THE MONEY WILL =
BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.=20

IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE M=
ISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE=
USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM. THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS=
A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUST=
OMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO=
A FOREIGNER.

I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN=
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT, WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSES T=
HAT MIGHT BE INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE=
REST WILL BE FOR ME.THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEM=
ENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.=20

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR WILLINGENSS TO ASSITS, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX =
OR E-MAIL A DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK =
AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING =
TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT=
ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT AS BEEN PERFECTED=
FOR THE TRANSFER.=20

BEST REGARDS,=20

MR HACKMAN MBAYE.=20
MY PRIVATE E-MAIL: (mrhmbaye@yahoo.fr)


Un 2007 de Ins=F3lito, Deporte, Cine o Belleza... =A1Feliz Navidad! htt=
p://pan.starmedia.com/especiales/navidad07/portada/index.html

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