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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a project that will be very beneficial to both of us" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- ibrahimsanogo972@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Edith Haligani <edithgani20@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ibrahimsanogo972@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 02:04:25 +0100
Subject: GREAT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS

Dear Friend,

PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL

I am Mr.Ibrahim Sanogo. the Manager in charge of Auditing section Bank
of Africa(B.O.A.)Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa. Forgive my
indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise.AS IT MAY
INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE
INTERNET SEARCH HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO. I FASTED AND PRAYED
FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE I CONTACT YOU TO BE MY PARTNER.I have decided to
contact you on a project that will be very beneficial to both of us.
During our auditing in this Bank,

I came across some amount of money belonging to a deceased foreigner
Mr.Andreas Schranner who died with his wife and their only daughter on
July 31,2000 in a plane crash.The fund has been dormant in his account
with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody from his
relation before my discovery to this development.The said amount is
U.S $12,000,000(TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS). I want you to
know that I never masterminded the death of the deceased fellow.

Their death occured Naturally,Please View this
website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU BEING NONE GERMAN WILL NOT POSE ANY PROBLEM
FOR THE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT.All the whole
arrangement to lay claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to
the deceased has been put in-place and directives will be relayed to
you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me
and also benefit yourself to this great business opportunity.In this
country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a
foreign account.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow
who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also
present a foreign account where he/she will need the money to be
re-transferred to on his/her request. Our Banking law stipulates that
if such money remained unclaimed after sixteen years, the money will
be transferred into the Bank's treasury as unclaimed fund.The quest of
foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact
that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next
of kin. I dont want this money to go into the Bank's treasury as
unclaimed Fund.Be assured that this transaction is 100% risk free.On
conclusion of this Project, you will be entitled to 40% of the total
sum as gratification while 60% will be for me.

Please,you are adviced to keep this a top secret as I am still in
service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal
with you. I will fly down to your country for subsequent sharing of
the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further
investment will be discussed.On your acceptance to be my partner,
please email me for a brief discussion before we proceed.Please keep
this proposal secret, even if you dont want to assist me.Send your
reply to my private email address ibrahimsanogo972@gmail.com

I look forward to receive your urgent reply.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Ibrahim Sanogo.

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