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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.EMMA UCHE" <em_uch4@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 02:50:18 +0000
Subject: BUSNIESS PROPOSAL (ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN )

ECO BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
AS UNIQUE AS YOU
Head Office: 36, Marina Victoria Island
Lagos Stallion Plaza.
Date 11th jan/ 2006.
Our Ref: - UBN/FGN/X01/05-6
Your Ref: - UNP129/XYZ777/2002
My Private Email: em_uch11@yahoo.com
Web site: www.ecobank.com.ng

I am Dr Emma Uche a Manager in one of ECO BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. Branch
Office here in Lagos Nigeria.
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.I got your
contact address from your country chambers of commerce although the details
of my intention was not made known to them. On June 6 2003, An American oil
consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Engr. Donna Davis made a numbered time (fixed) deposited for twelve calendar
valued at US$18,500,000.00 eighteen million five hundred thousand Dollars)
in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contact
employers Nigerian National Petroleum corporation that Engr. Donna Davis
died who died with his family in a plane crash. 9 involving The Malibu
couple,Paul Tobias, the pilot, and his wife, Paula as you Can confirm it
yourself via the website below:
http://home.earthlink.net/~jetairpollution/id26.html
On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all
attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Engr. Donna Davis did not declare any next
of kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork.
This sum of US$18,500,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank and the interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one
will come forward to claim it.
According to the Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 4 (four) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds.Consequently, my proposal is that I will ike you
as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Engr. Donna Davis. it
doesnt matter if you have the same surname with him or not so that the
fruits of this old mans labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials and remember that this fund can only be claimed by a
help of a foreigner that is the main reason i am resenting you.
1. I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin.
2. The attorney will prapere for the drafting and notarization of the WILL
and obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate /administration in
your favour for the transfer.
3. A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide, will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin
of Engr. Donna Davis.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60%
for me and 35% for you why 5% for any expeneses that we will incure. There
is no risk at all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the
attorney and my position as the Branch Manager uarantees the successful
execution of this transaction.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details. Please
observe utmost confidentiality, and 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. If you are interested, please reply
immediately on my private email address stated as
follows,(em_uch11@yahoo.com to enable us commence actions on this deal
instantly
Thanks and God bless you.
Regards,
Dr EMMA UCHE.


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