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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: "JUBRIL HASSAN" <jubril.ha5@didiazudah.org>
Reply-To: jubrilhassan00@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:05:52 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY PLEASE, +226 76-864-469


*FROM THE DESK OF MR JUBRIL HASSAN
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION OF
BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO
WEST AFRICA

Dear Friend,

I am MR Jubril Hassan, the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of Bank of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso West-Africa with
due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction.*
**
*During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person Mr.Emmanuel
Etukudo who died on May 2nd, 2004 in a gassy car accident with his entire
family on there way back from Bobo-Dioulasso the formal capital city of
Burkina-Faso, and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank
without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or
relation before our discovery to this development.

The said amount was U.S $9.8M (Nine million eight hundred United States
dollars). As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information
through yahoo search on foreign business relations here in Ouagadougou
Burkina-Faso. Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this
fund as the bona fide next of kin to the deceased, to get the required
approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place
and directives, and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your
self to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant (A Banker), we are not allowed to operate a
foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the
time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why
it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next
of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a
foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on
his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the
correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from
to your own designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 40% of the
total sum as gratification, while 60% will be for me. Please, you have been
advised to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire
from service after we conclude this deal.*
**
*I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you
confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country
for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously
indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you
advice us to invest in. All other necessary vital information will be sent
to you when I hear from you. *
**
*I will be expecting to hear from you soonest.*
**
*Have a nice day*
**
*MR Jubril Hassan,*

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