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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 Baraki Jabbar <mridrismusa161719@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barakijabbar523@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2021 18:59:46 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear friend,

How are you doing today? Hope you haven't forgotten me, i am mr baraki
jabbar, who has contacted you sometime ago to assist me in order to
secure the release of a deceased customer's fund into your bank
account. Though, you weren't able to assist me up to the conclusion
stage in that transaction by then, i am very much happy to inform you
about my success in getting the fund transferred under the assistance,
and co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay.

Presently, i am in Paraguay for investment projects with my share of
the total sum. Meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts, and
attempts to assist me on the transferring of the fund, and i make sure
that you aren't left behind or out from the benefits of the
transaction. Henceforth; i have kept aside for you the total sum of:
$675,000 (Six hundred, and seventy-five thousand, Usa-dollars) in the
'ATM CARD'.My new partner, and i have agreed to compensate you with
that above said amount for all your past efforts, and attempts to
assist me in that past successful matters.

I have appreciated your kind efforts at that time very much, so feel
very free to contact the bank's secretary through his below email
address, and the name of the secretary of the (BOA) is: MR. IDRIS
MUSA. And, make sure that you instructed him on how to send the 'ATM
CARD' to you, and please do let me know immediately you have received
the 'ATM CARD' so that we can share the joy together after all the
stress at those past times ago.

At the moment, i am very busy over here in Paraguay because of the
investment projects of which my partner, and i were having at hands
presently, i might not be able to check my emails for the next two
weeks or more, but all the same, contact him right now for your 'ATM
CARD'. Finally, remember that i have left an instruction to the
secretary of the (BOA): MR. IDRIS MUSA, that immediately you have
contacted him for your 'ATM CARD', that he shouldn't delay to give or
send your 'ATM CARD' to you as soonest as possible in order to avoid
misplacement.

Therefore, as soonest as you contact him for the said 'ATM CARD' to be
sent to you, he will surely send the 'ATM CARD' to you.Below is the
contact of the secretary of the (BOA) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso over
there in West Africa.

Contact this below person immediately for your 'ATM CARD':-

MR.IDRIS MUSA.
Secretary of the (BOA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Email Address: (mridrismusa3030@outlook.fr)

Your's good friend,
Mr Baraki Jabbar.

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