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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: "Dr.Abdul Qahaar" <dr.abdulqahaar@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 23:28:03 GMT
Subject: VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

айFrom The Desk OF Dr.Abdul Qahaar.
The Head of File and Auditing Department.
Bank of Africa (B.O.A).
Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso ( West Africa ).
REMITTANCE OF US$15,200,000.00 CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE.


This message might meet you in utmost surprise; however, it's just my
Urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.
I am a banker by profession from Burkina Faso in West Africa and currently holding the post of director Auditing and accounting unit of the bank.
I have the opportunity of transferring the left over Funds ($15.2 million) of one of my bank clients who died Along with his entire family at 11, sept 2001 (AMERICA ATTACK).Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 50/40. I will like to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free, while further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your return mail.

Your Urgent response is needed for immediate transfer of this fund into your bank account.

(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).

1) Your Full Name..................
2) Your Age.........................
3) Marital Statuses.....................
4) Your Cell Phone Number................
5) Your Country.....................
6) Your Occupation..............
7) YOUR SEX.........................
8) Your Religion....................
 

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