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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: Harris <mr.leonharris50@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Harris <mr.leonharris55@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 04:17:49 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary


 BOA WESTERN-UNION TRANSFER
HEAD OFFICE,OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am very sorry to disturb you this very moment, please bear with me in mind for not taken less than 10Min's of your time, I believe this is not the first time I am contacting you beside you fail and you do not respond to my previous message which is really unfair because you didn't even care to respond to my mail, this are some of the reasons why many financial institutes in Burkina-Faso refused to give you any proof of your release funds.

Hope you remembered that your first transfer is $1,000 000.00USD, so I have arranged a Special Customer Transfer (SCT) which are automatically assigned to you to pick each of your references of $40,000.00USD per day and this transfer will commence only (12) working days apart of Sundays, please be aware that the remaining total of $8.5 MILLION (US) Dollars of your funds will be transferred to you via Online E-Banking transfer and the left balance funds of $960,000.00USD will be given to you via an ATM-Card which will be registered and delivered to you in (10) working days.

As I stated, I have arranged $40,000.00USD out of your first $1million which will be remitted to you today via western-union transfer and I want you to follow our advice and policy to make sure that you can pick this fund immediately today without any further delay from your end: each transfer are $4,000.00USD and here are (10) References control number of your western-union transfer.

This is the information’s of your prearrange transfer:contact me with this email { mr.leonharris55@gmail.com }

Money Transfer Reference#: 6439-???? 38
Sender's Name:Mr.Leon Harris
Amount: US$4, 000.00
Question: Color?
Answer: Red

Money Transfer Reference#: 6109-48????
Sender's Name:Mr.Leon Harris
Amount: US$4 , 000.00
Question: Color?
Answer: Red

Money Transfer Reference#: 2243-???? 12
Sender's Name:Mr.Leon Harris
Amount: US$4, 000.00
Question: Color?
Answer: Red

Money Transfer Reference#: 7654-???? -32
Sender's Name: Mr.Leon Harris
Amount: US$4 , 000.00
Question: Color?
Answer: Red

Money Transfer Reference#: 5423-???? 31
Sender's Name: Mr.Leon Harris
Amount: US$4, 000.00
Question: Color?
Answer: Red

Money Transfer Reference#: 3312-22????
Sender's Name:Mr.Leon Harris
Amount: US$4 , 000.00
Question: Color?
Answer: Red

Money Transfer Reference#: 9876-???? 66
Sender's Name:Mr.Leon Harris
Amount: US$4, 000.00
Question: Color?
Answer: Red

Money Transfer Reference#: 5546-???? -90
Sender's Name:Mr.Leon Harris
Amount: US$4 , 000.00
Question: Color?
Answer: Red

Money Transfer Reference#: 2212-???? 36
Sender's Name:Mr.Leon Harris
Amount: US$4, 000.00
Question: Color?
Answer: Red

Money Transfer Reference#: 6654-???? -76
Sender's Name:Mr.Leon Harris
Amount: US$4, 000.00
Question: Color?
Answer: Red

But you are advised to know that this payment/prearrange reference number given to you are not registered or active also obtain ICC CERTIFICATE for collection in any of your western-union branch office, I have told you that as soon as you send the $254.USD to the information below, you will get your release funds and you will never in your life ask to make any other further payment after sending the $254.USD

Send the $254 USD to the following information:

Receiver name: Leon Harris
Receiver Country: Burkina-Faso
City: Ouagadougou
Question: Ok
Answer: Ok

I wait to hear from you as soon as possible. contact me with this email{ mr.leonharris55@gmail.com}

Regards,
Mr.Leon Harris
Western-Union Transfer Dept.
District Manager-BOA.
Telfax: +226-768-9875-438

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