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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=?= <justinbintu.yak@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

=E2=80=8BHello Dear,

Good day,my name is Miss Bintu Chirag Justin= Yak am 23years old from Southern sudan but currently residing here in Burk= ina Faso,I am contacting you because i need you to stand as my guardian and= due to nature of the situation i found myself as a victim of Sudan plane c= rashed which involved lost of people during the time. My late father was th= e former Minister for SPLA Affairs and Special Adviser to President Salva K= iir of South Sudan for Decentralization. My dad and my mom died in a plane = crash including other top Military officers and top government officials.Go= through below website to find more details about the crash and what my cou= ntry have passed through.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7380412.stm,&nbs= p;

There is an information I would like you to keep very confidentia= l,There is some fund my beloved father deposit in a Bank in Burkina Faso fo= r safe keeping with my name as the next of kin before he died but my presen= t status does not permit me by the local law to clear money or make a trans= fer of money into an account, The manager of the bank advice me to provide = a trustee who will help me and invest the money, Presently the money is $8.= 500.000 Milllion U.S.Dollars. I need your assistance for the withdrawal of = my inherited fund and also transfer the fund to your position for partnersh= ip investment in your country and thereafter I will offer you 20% from the = total sum as your rewards for assisting me.

I stand to assure you th= at 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 s= ister and help me.
I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your = ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely. 

= Please i will want you to write back through my Private e-mail ( mis.blntu2= @yahoo.in ) for further 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.
mis.blntu2@ya= hoo.in

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