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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: Drabdul Sherif <drabdulsherif55@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 01:50:42 -0700
Subject: HI

How are you doing,Hope everything is going fine with you including your
family over there. In confidence and trust I propose this profitable
business transaction to you. I am Abdul Sherif, I work with (BOA) bank.in
Burkina Faso. Audit in the Bank conducted a few years ago revealed that a
sum of USD$17.5million was in our Bank unclaimed. Thereafter, I
investigated and found out that the owner perished in a motor accident in
2009 alongside his next of Kin.

The name of the deceased Customer is Engr. Mohammed Muktahir, from Lebanon.
He naturalized in our Country for years before he perished along with his
next of kin in Car accident in 2009, He was a contractor and also the major
supplier of Agricultural Equipments in West Africa.I am soliciting your
assistance to see that this transaction is successfully completed, and
subsequent upon will be invested in your country Everything has been put in
place for a hitch-free transaction.

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money will be
shared between us in the ratio 50% for me and 45% for you and 5% expenses
incurred during the release of the funds.Am assured you that within (7)
seven banking working days,this said amount will enter your given Bank
account with immediate alacrity.If you agree to
my business proposal, further details of the transfer will be forwarded to
you as soon as I receive your willingness to join hands with me.For
security reasons,keep the transaction strictly confidential.Am awaiting
your urgent response with this information
Have a nice day!!!
Bank of Africa
Audit Manager
Dr. Abdul Sherif

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