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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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Fraud email example:

From: 123pirabo@handbag.com
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 05:44:33 -0700
Subject: MY INTRODUCTION

FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA Plc.

From The Desk of PRINCE JAMES IRABO.

Dear Ms. Anna Janik,

I am PRINCE JAMES IRABO. from the First Bank of
Nigeria Plc,Lagos Branch.I got your contact through.the
internetI have urgent and very confidential
business proposal for you. On January 7, 1999, an America
Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation,Mr. Charles Ballassi made a numbered
time (fixed)deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$9,700,000.00(Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars
)in my branch upon maturity. I sent a rountine notification
to his forwarding address but got no reply.After a month,we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers,the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that
Mr.Charles Ballassi died in the plane crash of 31 October
1999[with Egyptian
990] with other passengers aboaed as you can confirm
it yourself via the website below:
http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html

on further investigation, i found out that he died
without making a WILL, and attempts to trace his next of
kin was fruitless.I therefore made further investigation
and discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi did not declare
any next of kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. This
sum ofUS$9,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of
eachyear. No one will ever come forward to claim
it.According to Nigerian law, at the expiration of
(five)years,the money will revert to the ownership of the
Nigerian
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles
Ballassi so that the fruit of this old man's labour
will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government
officials.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your
full name and address so that the Attorney will
preparethe necessary documents and affidavits which will
put
you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ the
service of two attorney for the drafting and notarization
of the WILL and obtain the ecessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favour for the
transfer.Any bank account in any part of the world which
you
will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this
money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will
be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 60%
for me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all, the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney
and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of ths transaction. If you are
interested,please reply immediately via the private email
address below,upon your responce,i shall provide you with
more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction. Please observe utmost
confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because i shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Please upon the reciept of this mail message, send to
me the following to enable start the process of the fund
into your
bank account:
1. Your full Name and address
2. The name of your bank where you want the fund to be
transfered into, Account beneficiary
3. Your private Telephone and fax numbers
Awaiting your urgent reply to 123pirabo@yexmail.com

Thanks and regards,
PRINCE JAMES IRABO
MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA Plc.

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