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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrkissa2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: kabora issa <mrkissa2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:20:09 +0000
Subject: GREETING TO YOU.
Greetings in good Faith,
I know you will be surprised to read my email. I got your contact from
your Email domain, apart from being surprised you may be skeptical to
reply me due to what is happening on the internet world today. I know
it is very difficult for people to believe anything that comes through
the internet but this is a different case. Your attention to this
message will be of grate benefits to both of us. I NEED YOUR
CO-OPERATIONS.I am Kabora Issa, I am the Director of Foreign
Remittance Department in my Bank.
My office monitors and controls the affairs of all banking, and
financial institutions and contact payment to government contractors
in Burkina Faso concerned with foreign claim payments. I am the final
signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within
banks both on the local and international levels in line with foreign
claim settlement.I have before me list of funds which could not be
transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been
identified both as ghost accounts unclaimed fund.Actually i took my
time to investigate on this account.
0n this note I wish to have a deal with you based on percentage,as
regards to the unpaid fund.I have a file before me and the data's are
correct and un-tampered. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of
these surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve
accounts as unclaimed deposits.
I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I
received some days ago from the Foreign Debts reconciliation
department to submit the list of payment reports expenditures and
audited reports of revenues. Among several others I have decided to
remit to you to claim this sum.By following my idea we can have a
deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.
My condition is to present you as the sole partner of the deceased
person.please let me know if you can do this with me.
The sum of {$25.2 million dollars} will be transfer into your account
after the processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as
the sole beneficiary. The transfer will be made Conformable in
3working days.
This deal must be kept secret forever and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone for security purposes.
There should be no third parties as most involved.
If you AGREE with my conditions l advise you to send the following:
A: Your Full name and address
B: Your direct telephone number
C: Sex
D: Occupation.
E. Country
And the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix
your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days
mandate.
Kindly reply back to me with this Email:Mrkissa2@gmail.com
I hope you don't reject this offer and have this fund transferred.
Waiting for your reply soon.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Kabora Issa
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