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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: Mr Selatnia Mourad <draboubakar_koumbem@aim.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 20:29:33 -0400
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?ALMIGHTY_GOD_HAS_DONE=C2=AD_IT,?=



Dear Friend,

I hope you are fine over there in your country. I know that thismessage will come as a surprise to you but let me start by introducing myself;I am Mr Selatnia Mourad, Manager of Bank ofAfrica BOA Burkina Faso. I am writing you this letter to fulfill the promise Ihave with Almighty, now listen to me let me explain to you, in my department inthe bank I discovered the sum of ($18.600, 000. eighteen Million sixhundred thousand United State Dollars) and I was searching for a foreignerpartner who will assist me to claims the fund, first I send you an E-mailconcerning this transaction but I waited to hear from you about the transactionbusiness in which I proposed to you but did not hear anything from you againmaybe you are too busy or you did not received my messaged.

So I have to search for another person who will assist me luckilyfor me I founded a partner from South Korea and both of us did the business nowwhen this transaction was going on I have agreement with Almighty, Ipromised Almighty if the transaction move successfully that I will give out 10percent of the total fund out to the motherless babies and the widowers andluckily for us the business move successfully without any problem so as a goodChristian I did not forget my promise to Almighty, I decided to give out the 10percent to the needy ones , so I decided to handle over the money under yourcare for you to use and help the motherless babies and the widowers over therein your country, Now I am in South Korea with my new partner who helped mefinalized everything about the transaction. So therefore I kept the total sumof $ 1.860,000, Million (One Million eight Hundred sixty Thousand United State Dollars),

As the 10 percent of the total fund for the motherless babies andthe widowers and I deposited the money with the Coris Bank International undermy secretary care Mrs.Fatis Basham,email ( mrs.fatisbasham2008@gmail.com ) therefore contact Mrs.Fatis Basham,immediatelyvia her email address so that she will direct you how to receive the funds. youcan receive it into your bank account in your country, so feel free to contactmy secretary Mrs.Fatis Basham, for I have gave them instruction to transfer thefunds to you as soon as you contact her; please give some part of this funds tothe motherless babies and widowers in your country that is my promise toAlmighty.

N: B Note that I will not be checking my email because I am toobusy here now in South Korea, I have instructed my secretary to direct you howto receive the funds and I want you to keep this as secret do not let mysecretary to know about this transaction I just explain to you now I only keptthe fund under her care but she’s not aware of the transaction I told her thatthe money is for business , so contact her and introduce yourself toher because I have also told her about you so tell her to direct you on how youwill receive the funds please make sure that the motherless babies and thewidowers over there in your country will receive this money successfully as Ipromise to Almighty.

Thanks

Best Regards,
MrSelatnia Mourad




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