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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. Iyusuf Kabiru" <d.aliu3@aol.fr>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 06:06:00 -0500
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY



FROM MR IYUSUF KABIRU
MANAGER AUDIT ANDACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA ( B.O.A )
BURKINAFASO W/AFRICA

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

This message might meetyou in utmost surprise. However, it’s just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you forthis transaction. I am Mr. IyusufKabiru, Manager Audit Accounting Department BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A) I would like to know if this proposal will beworthwhile for your acceptance.

I have a Foreign Customer,Manfred Hoffman from Germany who was an Investor, Crude Oil Merchant and Federal Government Contractor he wasa victim with Concord Air Line, flightAF4590 killing 113 people crashed on 25July 2000 near Paris leaving a closing balance of Nineteen Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars($19.3m) in one of his Private US DollarAccount that was been managed by me as the Customer’s Account Officer.

Base on my securityreport, these funds can be claim without any hitches as no one is aware of the funds and it’s closingbalance except me and the customer whois (Now Deceased) therefore, I can present you as the Next of Kin and we will work out the modalities forthe claiming of the funds in accordance with the law. Now, if you are reallysure of your trustworthy, accountability and confidentiality on thistransaction without disappointment,contact me through email for further details. i expect your letter. Besides, itis not authorized by the law guiding our bank for a citizen of Burkina Faso to make the claim ofthe fund.

If you are interested,Please contact me using my private email address
iyusufkabiru01@gmail.com

to discuss in furtherdetails and please indicate your willingness by sending me below information for more clarifications our sharing ratiowill be 50% for me and 40% for you. While 10% will be for the necessary expensesthat might occur along the line.

(1) YOUR FULLNAME…………………………..…………………..
(2) YOUR AGE ANDSEX……………………….…………………..
(3) YOUR CONTACTADDRESS…………………………………..
(4) YOUR TEL AND FAXNUMBER…………..…………………..
(5) YOUR COUNTRY OFORIGIN…………………………………..…………………..
( 6) YOUROCCUPATION…………………………..…………………..…………………..
( 7) COUNTRY RISIDINGNOW……………………………………..
(8) MARITALSTATUS…………………..…………………..…………………..

Best regards to you andyour family.
Thank you,
Sincerely
Mr.iyusuf kabiru.



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