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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 Sambo <sambosalifou7@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 17:00:39 +0000
Subject: Assist me for a joint business.

Assist me for a joint business.
Dear friend, this is genuine message for you.

I am Sambo Salifou, the federal auditor. For central bank of Burkina
Faso. My village a gold mining village has mandated me for sales of
our raw Gold. I use this opportunity to look for some one who will
provide an account to receive sum of eight million, four hundred
thousand us dollars in our bank, as gold sales fund unknown by our
village, This fund has been laying unclaimed till now, I have seized
all documents concerning the fund and now I want to use it to
establish an industry outside my country like yours. So if you are
interested then I will use your account to transfer the fund out for a
joint business establishment, I will also give you the 30% of the
fund. if you are interested pls reply me
PLEASE ON STRICT INFORMATION REPLY ME

Sincerely,
Sambo Salifou

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