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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: "Dr.Ali Ahmed" <ahmeddrali60@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2022 07:06:52 -0800
Subject: ALMIGHTY GOD HAS DONE IT,

Dear Friend,

I hope you are fine over there in your country. I know that this
message will come as a surprise to you but let me start by introducing
myself,I am Dr.Ali Ahmed, Manager of Bank of Africa BOABurkina Faso. I
am writing you this letter to fulfill the promise I have with
Almighty, now listen to me let me explain to you, in my department in
the bank I discovered the sum of ($18.600, 000. Eighteen Million six
hundred thousand United State Dollars) and I was searching for a
foreigner partner who will assist me to claims the fund, first I send
you an E-mail concerning this transaction but I waited to hear from
you about the transaction business in which I proposed to you but did
not hear anything from you again maybe you are too busy or you did not
received my messaged.

So I have to search for another person who will assist me luckily for
me I founded a partner from South Korea and both of us did the
business now when this transaction was going on I have agreement with
Almighty, I promised Almighty if the transaction move successfully
that I will give out 10 percent of the total fund out to the
motherless babies and the widowers and luckily for us the business
move successfully without any problem so as a good Christian I did not
forget my promise to Almighty, I decided to give out the 10 percent to
the needy ones , so I decided to hand over the money under your care
for you to use and help the motherless babies and the widowers over
there in your country, Now I am in South Korea with my new partner who
helped me finalized everything about the transaction. So therefore I
kept the total sum of $ 1860,000, Million (One Million eight Hundred
sixty Thousand United State Dollars),

As the 10 percent of the total fund for the motherless babies and the
widowers and I deposited the money with the Coris Bank International
under my secretary care Mrs.Latifa Koumbousi, email
(latifakoum43@gmail.com ) therefore contact Mrs.Latifa
Koumbousi,immediately via her email address so that she will direct
you how to receive the funds. you can receive it into your bank
account in your country, so feel free to contact my secretary
Mrs.Latifa Koumbousi, for I have gave them instruction to transfer the
funds to you as soon as you contact her; please give some part of this
funds to themotherless babies and widowers in your country that is my
promise to Almighty. N: B Note that I will not be checking my email
because I am too busy here now in South Korea, I have instructed my
secretary to direct you how to receive the funds and I want you to
keep this as secret do not let my secretary to know about this
transaction I just explain to you now I only kept the fund under her
care but she’s not aware of the transaction I told her that the money
is for business , so contact her and introduce yourself to her
because I have also told her about you so tell her to direct you on
how you will receive the funds please make sure that the motherless
babies and the widowers over there in your country will receive this
money successfully as I promise to Almighty.

Thanks

Best Regards,

Dr.Ali Ahmed

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