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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: "wedraogo2 wedraogo2" <wedraogo2@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 21:43:28 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL URGENT PROPOSAL.


FROM THE DESK OF MR WEDRAOGO IZONN
AUDIT/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF=20
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)=20
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO=20
PHONE: 00226-76 02 63 30=20

=20
=20
DEAR (CONFIDENTIAL)=20
=20
I KNOW THAT THIS EMAIL WILL BE A BIG SURPRISE TO YOU, BUT I WANT YOU TO=
CALM DOWN AND READ VERY CAREFULLY.I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENE=
FICIAL TO BOTH OF US. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS ($8,700:000:00 EI=
GHT MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER=
OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT A=
ND YOURS TOO. AND ALSO TO TAKE MY WIFE ABROAD FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER DA=
MAGE.=20
=20
THIS MONEY IS OWNED BY A MAN CALLED JIN SUN, A BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST I=
N WEST-AFRICAN REGIONS. HE HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE SIX YEARS AGO AND SINCE =
THEN, NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED ON HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE.I WANT TO TR=
ANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CANNOT BE TRANSFERRE=
D WITHOUT A=20

NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND. THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THES=
E WAY; YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE TO THE DECEAS=
ED PERSON[JIN SUN] AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE THE CARE-TAKER BUSI=
NESS ASSOCIATE TO MR. JIN SUN AND HIS PROPERTIES. I SHALL MAKE AVAILABL=
E TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WHICH A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL =
BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL ALSO BE YOUR GUIDIANCE AND INSTRUCTOR TH=
ROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A SWIFT AND S=
URE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU=
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS TR=
ANSACTION WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENCES INCURED DURING THE CO=
URSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.=20
=20
SO IF YOU ARE INTRESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY AND IN YOUR REP=
LY PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS] URGENCY HAS=
TO BE IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN BOTH O=
F US.WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE SO THAT I CAN MOVE AHEAD AND GIVE=
YOU THE INDEPT DETAILS CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION AND ALSO THE STEPS =
TO TAKE FOR A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. =20
=20
=20
BEST REGARDS,=20
MR. WEDRAOGO IZONN
=20
=20


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