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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?Mohmoh=20Muhammed?= <mohmohmuhammed@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:55:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY


Ich habe eine neue E-Mail-Adresse!Ich bin jetzt unter folgender E-Mail-Adresse zu erreichen: mohmohmuhammed@yahoo.de

Dear sir/madam



Firstly, I will like to introduce myself as MR. MOHMOH MUHAMMED , Manager, Bills and Exchange,

Foreign Remittance Department at the G.T.B BANK NIGERIA PLC .

I write to request for your cooperation on a private business deal, which will be of immense mutual benefit to both parties.

Hence, find here-under my proposal:



Every four years Nigerian Banks transfer to its treasury, millions of dollars of unclaimed Deceased Depositors Fund in

compliance with the Banking Laws and Guidelines to the majority of cases, with reference to my bank - G.T.B BANK PLC. The

money normally runs into several millions of dollars. Until Engr. S.AKOBA from Saudi Arabia died, along

with his wife, Kafilat and their two sons, Ibrahim and Tijani in a private jet plane crash. I was his foreign currency

denoted bank Account Manager with constant balance in excess of eight digits. Ever since his death and up till this time of

writing no next of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim his money with us.



Naturally, as long as late .Engr. S.AKOBA ' money remain unclaimed, the bank remains richer in free funds with his money.

However, with me being in direct charge of Bills and Exchange in the Foreign Remittance Department of my bank. I am in a

position to cause the payment of this money to whosoever that presents himself as a next of kin or relation of

late Engr. S.AKOBA on a private business deal basis.



Now the game plan and the purpose of my writing you exclusively having been highly recommended as the right and proper person

to handle this deal by a Management Consultant friend of mine, who has travelled widely, including your country is that I

want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting to the tune of US$17,500,000.00 (Seventon Million, Five Hundred Thousand US

Dollars) with your cooperation and assistance by just doing the following:



(a) Act as next of kin or relation of late Engr. S.AKOBA.

(b) Provide your bank account and location where you want the money

remitted.

(c) Provide your direct and private telephone/fax number for effective

communication

(d) Give immediate reply to this mail for more details on how to

proceed.



Upon receipt of your response, I will send to you by e-mail the Statement Letter of Claim, which you will forward to the

Bank. For your co-operation and efforts 40% of the money will be for you as our foreign partner, while 50% will be for my

colleagues and myself that will eventually visit your country for disbursement of our portion. The remaining 10% will be for

expenses. Therefore, send me your reply immediately you receive this message for more directives. Please send your response

to me on this e-mail address: E-mail: mohmohmuhammed@yahoo.com or mohmoh_muhammed@yahoo.com

Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship.

Best regards,



MR.MOHMOH MUHAMMED

Manager, Bills/Exchange

Foreign Remittance Department,

G.T.B BANK.





- Mohmoh Muhammed


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