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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: Mr Ahmad Wasim <mrahmad.wasim2030@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:50:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Goodnewss my dear friend


 Goodnewss my dear friend

This communication is to inform you about the change of thing regarding this transaction which we have started together, due to the sudden change of things in the west African banking system, the fund will no longer be transferred into your account through bank to bank TTK transfer but will be transferred to your country through ATM VISA CARD channels. Because of the amount involved and the change and procedures in the banking system just of recent in this country Burkina Faso, the fund will now be transferred direct to your country through ATM VISA CARD channels and I am very happy to inform you about this sudden change which I strongly believe it will easy and good for us. I have arranged with the DHL deliver company with the bank here to deliver the fund direct to your country through ATM VISA CARD.

Now, I have consulted an attorney who will back us from here to get all the necessary documents required for the deliver of this fund to your end, and everything is working perfectly, by the special grace of god before the end of this week the DHL delivery company in conjunction with the bank will send a ATM VISA CARD to your country to deliver the fund direct to the address which you are going to provide for this assignment.

Meanwhile, the documents which will cover this fund will be issued in your name because you are the receiver and as I have made you the next of kin of my father who died in the minitry war so you don’t have to be afraid I will be here backing you up to make sure everything work out very fine as the fund will be delivered to your country through ATM VISA CARD.
Now you have to provide to me immediately the following information so that I will submit it to the attorney to procure the documents with your name for this delivery.

1. Your full name
2. Receiving country
3. Your age
4. Your residence address for delivery
5. Your mobile number.
6. A copy of your ID or passport.

Please don’t fail to send to me this information so that I will submit it to the attorney for the delivery department to allow a fast delivery of the fund $10.5Million to your country and please assure me that you will never betray me as soon as fund been delivered to your country, You should contact the bank secretary through her email address {bankinternational.duburkinafaso@mail.ru}

Waiting to hear from you soonest.

Thank you
Mr. Ahmad wasim.

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