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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: Francois COMPAORE <francois.zongo101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: francoiscompaore10@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 05:05:41 +0100
Subject: URGENT SVP.

Attention please

My name is Mr.Francois COMPAORE, I am a staff working with the Bank of
Africa (BOA) here in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso.

I want you to help me in receiving the sum of Twenty Million Five
Hundred thousand Dollars ($20,500,000) into your Bank Account. This
fund was deposited in the bank here by a foreign customer who died
accidentally with his entire family members in IRAN Earthquake that
happen in Iran many years ago.

Nobody had asked for this fund till now, please contact me for more details.

Thanks
Mr.Francois COMPAORE

....................................................

Attention, s'il vous plaît

Je m'appelle Monsieur François COMPAORE, je travaille pour la Banque
d'Afrique (BOA) ici à Ouagadougou, au Burkina Faso.

Je veux que vous m'aidiez à recevoir la somme de vingt millions cinq
cent mille dollars (20 500 000 $) sur votre compte bancaire. Ce fonds
a été déposé à la banque ici par un client étranger qui est décédé
accidentellement avec toute sa famille lors du tremblement de terre
qui s'est produit en Iran il y a de nombreuses années.

Personne n'avait demandé ce fonds jusqu'à présent, veuillez me
contacter pour plus de détails.

Merci
Monsieur François COMPAORE

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