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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: "BARR. BANCO EZE" <barr_bancoeze@ezechambers.org>
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:16:56 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENCY IS HEREBY NEEDED PLS

FROM BARRISTER BANCO EZE, CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.

ATTENTION.

I am Barrister Banco Eze (Esq), the Personal Attorney to a Foreign
Contractor,who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the 11th
of September 2001, my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer STEVE MOORE,
an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria,who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight
261 which crashed
into the Pacific Ocean not far from Los Angeles, on January 31 2000,
including his wife (Thelma) and their only daughter (Sheryl), when they were
heading to San Francisco and Seattle from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for a
vacation .You shall read more about the crash on visiting this sites.

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html

All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate any of my
clientsextended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail. Then I have to
contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this
huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$14.700.000 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin,relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or have the account
confiscated within the next twenty official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$14.700.000
Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share this money. 75% to
me and 30% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government
may require.

All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this
dealthrough. I guarantee you that this Business will be executed under a
legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and be
further informed that everyone’s interest and security had been considered
before you were contacted, so be rest assured and feel free to go into
this transaction with us.

I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information
for the transfer in your favour.

1)Your full name


2) Your contact Address

3) Your private phone,mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating for each
others

I await your kind response,Please In the event of your inability to handle
this transaction, kindly inform us ASAP so that we can look for another
Reliable and
trustworthy person who can assist in this Respect.
And note that the nurture of this deal needs a very top secrety.

Awaiting your urgent and favorable response.


Best Regards,
Barr. Banco Eze (Esq)


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