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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- 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.
- mr.musakabore11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1SIE1VU0EgS0FCT1JFIg==?= <julebongo41@terra.com.pe>
Date:
Subject:
=E2=80=8BFROM THE DESK OF MR. MUSA KABORE
THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNTIN=
G
SECTION MANAGER BANK OF AFRICA,
(B.O.A.) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.<=
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Dear Friend,
I know that this message will come to you as a s=
urprise as we never meet before. I am the Auditing and Accounting section m=
anager in Bank Of Africa (B.O.A) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. I Hope that you =
will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repos=
e on you for the mutual benefit of our both families.
I need your ur=
gent assistance in transferring the sum of $9.3 Million US Dollars to your =
account within 10 or 14 banking days. This money has been dormant for years=
in our Bank without claim. I want the bank to release the money to you as =
the nearest person to our deceased customer I don't want the money to go in=
to bank treasury as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why I am conta=
cting you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin =
to the deceased customer.
Please I would like you to keep this propo=
sal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested. Immediately i =
received your reply with the following personal information=E2=80=99s bello=
w, I will give you full details on how the business will be executed and al=
so note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned sum while 60% will be=
for me.
If you are interested to handle this business with me send =
me the needed information=E2=80=99s bellow.
1. YOUR FULL NAME.......=
...
2. NATIONALITY.................
3. YOUR AGE..............=
........
4. OCCUPATION.................
5. PHONE NUMBER......=
.......
MY EMAIL mr.musakabore11@gmail.com
BEST REGARD<=
br>MR. MUSA KABORE.
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