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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: Sonia Konate <sonia_konate01@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:16:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT.






Dear friend,
 
I am Mrs, Sonia Konate  the director Audit/Remittance Department of
Bank of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso  I kindly request your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($10.2 million) to your account.
 
why I contact you is because the statistic of the transaction required a foreigner hence late MR. GEORGE BRUMLEY, is a foreigner too. This is fact that I had to contact you via your email as the urgency of the transaction is required hence because of the policy of the bank that states that after five or six years of the demise of the deceased and his or her relative fails to appear, the funds is bound to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bills, and this is why I want you to act fast by complying with me.
 
However, i will like to clarify you on the total risk free of this transaction, also i assure you that you are not going violet any law here in Burkina Faso because i am going to guide and direct you and  more importantly, I want you to understand that i have every relevant information regarding this transaction 
 
For your acceptation to achieve the fund into your account we are going to share the percentage % 50/50 and both of us will incur the expense during the process of the transaction. As soon as I received the below information to handle this transaction with me i will send you a application form. which you will send to the bank.

1. Your full name;
2. Your Age;
3. Your Country of origin;
4. Your Present City of Residence ;
5. Your Occupation;
6. Your Marital Status;
8. Your private phone and fax number

 
Best Regards, 
Mrs. Sonia Konate





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