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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: JIMMY GAMBA <jimmygamba@sify.com>
Reply-To: hamonic@sify.com
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:56:25 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: REPLY IF YOU ARE INTRESTED!!! (TSUNAMI DISASTER IN INDONESIA / INDIA).


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Greetings !!!


     Forgive my indignation if this
message
comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for
contacting you
without your prior consent and writing through this channel.I got your
contact
from the proffesional data base found in the internet Yahoo

tourist search.When i was searching for a foreign reliable partner.I
assured of
your capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity.
 
     After series of
prayers/fasting.i was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in the data base
Yahoo
tourist search.I believe that God has a way of helping who is in
need.
 
   I am (Jimmy Gamba,the Head
of file Department in African




development bank (ADB).

In my department we discovered
an
abandoned sum of $15 million U.S.A dollars ( fifteen million U.S.A
dollars) . In
an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along
with all
his family in the Asia Earth Quake Disaster (TSUNAMI DISASTER IN
INDONESIA/INDIA http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/ .All of his Family lost there lives in the
Disaster. Since then I have made several inquiries to his Country
embassy to
locate any of his client's extended Relatives, this has proved
unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, unfortunately we
learnt that
all his supposed next of kin or relation died along side with him at the
TSUNAMI
DISASTER IN INDONESIA/INDIA leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is
therefore
upon this discovery that I and one official in my department now decided
to make
this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next
of kin or
relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since
nobody is
coming for it and we don’t want this money to go into the bank treasury
as
unclaimed bill.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates
that if
such money remained unclaimed after five (5) years, the money will be
transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of
foreigner
as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the
customer was
a foreigner, and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
We
agree that 40% of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in
respect to
the provision of a foreign account,and 60% would be for me and my woman
colleague. That means ($6 million)  six million
dollars for you,and ($9 million) nine
million dollars for me and my partner.There after i
will
visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages
indicated. 


All I require is your honest
cooperation to
enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.
Please consider my official positions, reputation and integrity,
especially, the
opportunities in the business itself, it is very necessary that all due
care be
taken so that we do not miss the opportunity due to carelessness.
 
              




You are therefore expected and advised
to
display high degree of maturity, responsibility and understanding in
handling
this information. I will give you all the details in my next mail when
you have
indicated your interest and commitment to work with me. Always remember
that
this is the highest confidence and trust any person can repose on the
other,
especially when it is considered that we did not know
ourselves 
 
                                 



 I hope you will honor
me
too.
 
               



I
will come over to join you in your Country for disbursement when the
funds hit
your account. More so for an effective and easy communication I will
advice that
you furnish me with your telephone and fax number.Upon receipt of your
reply, I
will send to you by fax or email the text of the application I will not
fail to
bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you
should not
entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made
for the
transfer.

You should call me on this number +226-7853 0001,immediately as soon as you
receive this
letter. Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Your’s
faithfully, 

Jimmy Gamba.
FROM (ADB) OUAGADOUGOU




BURKINA-FASO.
GOD BLESSINGS,PROTECTIONS AND
GUIDIANCE TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY. 
 
                 (FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO
ME).
 
1) Your Full
Name.............................
2) Your
Age.......................................
3) Marital
Status................................
4) Your Cell Phone Number…………..
5) Your Fax Number……………….....

6) Your
Country………………..............
7) Your
Occupation............................
8)
Sex................................................
9) Your
Religion.................................
10) Your Private E-mail
Adress...........


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