419 scam: Aboubarcar Harouna <aboubarcar_harouna@voila.fr> FROM MR ABOUBARCAR HAROUNA

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Aboubarcar Harouna <aboubarcar_harouna@voila.fr>
Reply-To: aboubarcar_harouna12@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 02:30:34 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM MR ABOUBARCAR HAROUNA

>From the desk of Aboubarcar Harouna the
auditing accounting section manager,
Ouagadougou Burkina FASO.

Dear friend,
(Confidential trust business deal.)

Greetings to you and your family,I am Mr Aboubarcar Harouna
the Auditing and Accounting section managerin Banque
Regional De Solidarity Burkina Faso (BRSBANK).
I need your urgent assistance,i need you to be
my trustful foreign partner to handle this business
transaction proposal with with me with trust and
confident..
I need your assistance in transferring
the sum of $ 39, 500.00 (THIRTY-NINE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) to your account
within 10 or 14 banking days. This money has been
dormant for years in our Bank with out claim. So this
is the reason why i contacted you so that the bank can
release the money to you as the next of kin to the
deceased customer. Please I would like you to keep
this proposal as a top secret Upon receipt of your
reply. I will give you full details on how the
business will be executed and back you up in all
details the bank may request from you been me as the
Auditing and Accounting section manager...
Thanks will be expecting your urgent response,and i
will appreciate it very much, if this proposal is
acceptable by you, Do Not Make Undue Advantage Of The
Trust I Have Bestowed On You,I Assure You We Can
Achieve It Successfully ,will be waiting to read from you
so that we can make the next available step without any delay
And remember i will be here to back you up in all
information the bank may ask from you..
Thank
Best Regard
Mr.Aboubarcar

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