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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: Hon Haji Zahra <hajzahboastaff@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 14:25:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Confidential Business Proposal


 From: Hon. Dr .Haji Zahra
Senior Auditor Foreign Remittance Unit
Bank Of Africa (BOA)
Ouagadougou - Burkina-Faso
West /Africa.

Good Day,

I am Hon. Dr .Haji Zahra, the senior Auditor In charge of Foreign Remittance Unit, Bank Of Africa (BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. I got your email account while searching for a business oriented personality in my private study in the internet. I have a business proposal which will benefit both of us, The amount of money involved is ($15.5 Million Dollars) to be transferred to an offshore account with your assistance acting as beneficiary and next-of-kin to the funds; it is 100% risk free.

My position as the senior auditor of the bank will be used to advance this deal. After the end of the business, We shall agree that { 40% } Forty Percent will be for you in respect of all your assistance for this transaction and { 60% } Sixty- Percent will be for me being the pioneer of the business.Then after the money is been transferred into your account, I will visit your country for an investment under your kind control.

A lot of customers open private accounts with different Banks without the knowledge of their families and when they die, such money will be lost to the Bank unless someone comes to claim it. This is how a lot of Bank Directors make so much money silently.

If you know you are capable of involving and partaking thistransaction, i will like you to provide immediately the below information's, to enable me use it and get you next of kin application form from my bank.

1.Full Name:_________________
2.Full Address:_______________
3.Telephone Number:_________
4.Country:__________________
5.Occupation:_______________
6.Age:______________________
7.Sex:______________________

As soon as you reply, I will let you know the next steps and procedures and more details to follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately.


I am waiting soonest to hear from you.

Yours Sincerely,
Hon. Dr .Haji Zahra.

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