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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: =?UTF-8?B?IkJpbnR1IEMgSnVzdGluIFlhayI=?= <y.bintujustin@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

Hello Dear,

Good day,my name is Miss Bintu Chirag Justin Yak am 2= 3years old from Southern sudan but currently residing here in Burkina Faso,= I am contacting you because i need you to stand as my guardian and due to n= ature of the situation i found myself as a victim of Sudan plane crashed wh= ich involved lost of people during the time. My late father was the former = Minister for SPLA Affairs and Special Adviser to President Salva Kiir of So= uth Sudan for Decentralization. My dad and my mom died in a plane crash inc= luding other top Military officers and top government officials.Go through = below website to find more details about the crash and what my country have= passed through.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7380412.stm,

There= is an information I would like you to keep very confidential,There is some= fund my beloved father deposit in a Bank in Burkina Faso for safe keeping = with my name as the next of kin before he died but my present status does n= ot permit me by the local law to clear money or make a transfer of money in= to an account, The manager of the bank advice me to provide a trustee who w= ill help me and invest the money, Presently the money is $8.500.000 Milllio= n U.S.Dollars. I need your assistance for the withdrawal of my inherited fu= nd and also transfer the fund to your position for partnership investment i= n your country and thereafter I will offer you 20% from the total sum as yo= ur rewards for assisting me.

I stand to assure you that there is no = problem in this transaction for it is 100% legal free.find a way to help me= out and I will remain grateful, take me as your own blood sister and help = me.
I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and wil= lingness to handle this transaction sincerely.

Please i will want yo= u to write back through my Private e-mail ( miss.bintuyak@gmx.com ) for fur= ther discussion.I will give you more details as soon as I hear from you. 
Thanks for your anticipated understanding and co-operation, God = bless...
 
I will scan my picture in my next mail to you.
Sincerely yours
Bintu C Justin Yak.
miss.bintuyak@gmx.com

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