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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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Fraud email example:

From: Bamogo <bamogo@blumail.org>
Reply-To: bamo_nuru@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:35:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?IEknTSBDT05UQUNUSU5HIFlPVSBGT1IgQSBTRUNSRVQgQlVTSU5FU1MgVFJB?=
=?utf-8?B?TlNBQ1RJT04u4oCP?=


FROM THE DESK OF MR.BAMOGO NURUDINE
 
DIRECTOR AUDIT AND ACCOUNT UNIT
 
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK.ADB
 
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.
 
 
Dear Friend,
 
I'm Mr.Bamogo Nurudin, Director of auditing and account unit of africa development bank(ADB) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
 
I have a transaction of $20 Million  to transact with you if you give me your word not to betray me or push me out of this transaction when this money is finally launch into your account in your country by my bank.This money belong to a decaesed customer of my bank and i want this money transfer into your foreign account as the beneficiary to my deceased client who died in plane crash with his entire families.
 
I'm going to furnish you with every informations and documents for the claim which i have secretly collected from his file jacket with my bank and after the transfer of this money, i'm going to destroy everything of this transaction from my bank so that there will be no traces, and i will resign from service and meet you in your country for the sharing which is 40% for you for assisting me receive this money into your account as the next of kin to my deceased client, while 60% will be for me. please reply me urgently if you are willing to assit me in this transaction.
 
 
My  dearest regards,
 
Mr.Bamogo Nurudine.





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