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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: MGT <officemanagement234@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2022 15:48:16 -0800
Subject: MGT

BANQUE ATLANTIQUE BURKINA FASO
AGENCE PRINCIPALE.
Immeuble Nouria Holding,
Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville de Ouaga,
01 BP 3407 Ouagadougou 01
Tél. (00226) 50 49 24 466/50
Fax (00226) 504924551
Email: banque.atlantique.burkina101@gmail.com
www.atlantique.bfassso.com
_________________________________________

Good morning sir, this is to inform you that this department received
a surprised message from Federal Ministry of Finance Burkina Faso
your name has to be removed with immediate effect, we were giving an
instruction very late yesterday to skip off your name because all need
able required documents asked to provide you could not be able and not
only that. However we received an email from one Mr. Williams Cooksey,
who told
us that he is your NEXT OF KIN and that you died in a car accident
last two days back. He has also submitted his account information's to
the office Department for transfer of the fund payment credit to him
as your Inheritor of the fund stated herein.

Below are the Account Details:


CHASE Bank
2075 S. Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
800 788-7000
Acct. name: Mr.Williams Cooksey
Type: Checking
ABA # 322271627
Acct # 1951204345


We are now verifying by contacting you through your email address as
we have in our Bank records before we can make the transfer into his
account and for us to conclude confirmation if you are still alive.
then do contact us immediately to enable us to resolve this issue
Please, if still alive, do urgently send email confirmation by Filling
the form details below as signification you are alive and willingly to
receive your funds payment. Reply back via above email id ,


FORM FILLING SIGNIFICATION CONFIRMING YOU ARE ALIVE;


PERSONAL DETAILS


Your Full Name


Full Residential Address


Direct and Current Phone


Nationality


Occupation


age/sex


Present Country


passport identification

Merci.
BANK MANAGEMENT BOARD.
ATLANTIQUE BANQUE BURKINA FASO
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intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the addressee tell
the sender immediately and destroy it. Do not open, read, copy,
disclose, use or store it in any way, or permit others to do so.
Emails are not secure and may suffer errors, viruses, delay,
interception, and amendment. Atlantique Bank and its subsidiaries do
not accept liability for damage caused by this email and may monitor
email traffic.


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