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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: "didiazudah9 Gazeta.pl" <didiazudah9@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: zudah@didia.org
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 09:27:47 +0200
Subject: REPLY AND CALL ME ONLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND READY TO BE OF THIS TRANSACTION


*FROM: MR DIDIA ZUDAH.**
AUDITING / ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)*
*BURKINA-FASO, WEST AFRICA .*
*+226 76 18 66 18*

*MY DEAR, I AM CONTACTING YOU IN REGARDS TO A BUSINESS TRANSFER OF A HUGE
SUM OF MONEY FROM A DECEASED ACCOUNT. THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF
THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING
YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY. I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU
DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION. *

*PROPOSITION; I DISCOVERED AN ABANDANT SUM OF $11.5M (ELEVEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY. SINCE HIS
DEATH, NONE OF HIS NEXT-OF-KIN OR RELATIONS HAS COME FORWARD TO LAY CLAIMS
TO THIS MONEY AS THE HEIR. I CANNOT RELEASE THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS
SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN
OUR BANKING GUIDELINES. UPON *

*THIS DISCOVERY, I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS A NEXT OF
KIN TO THE DECEASED AS ALL DOCUMENTATIONS WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT BY ME
FOR THE FUNDS $11.5M ( ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLAS ) TO BE RELEASED IN YOUR FAVOUR AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT OF
KIN. ITMAY INTEREST YOU TO NOTE THAT I HAVE SECURED FROM THE PROBATE
AN ORDER OF
MADAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF DECEASED BENEFICIARIES.**

PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF MY MUTUAL
BUSINESS ENDEAVOUR BY FURNISHING ME WITH THE FOLLOWING;*

*1. YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS.*

*2. DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.*

*THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL ENABLE ME FILE A LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE
DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS IN YOUR FAVOUR BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN
BE MADE. I SHALL BE OMPENSATING YOU WITH $4.6 MILLION DOLLARS ON FINAL
CONCLUSION OF THIS PROJECT, WHILE THE REST $6.9MILLION SHALL BE FOR ME. YOUR
OWN SHARE STAYS WITH YOU WHILE THE REST SHALL BE FOR ME FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY.*

*IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT TAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE
TRUST I HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU, I AWAIT YOUR URGENT EMAIL.*
***
**REGARDS,*

*YOUR;S FAITHFULLY,**
*
*MR DIDIA ZUDAH*
*+226 76 18 66 18*

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