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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: Adebowale Roland <adebowaleroland1@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:42:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM ADEBOWALE ROLAND.


Dear VICTIMNAME,
Thank you very much for you sincere response. I must say that I have enormous respect for you considering the manner in which I have made contact with you. We never know when life is about to shower us with good fortune, the uniqueness of your name has made it possible for us to come together and share some decent money as you bear the same first name with the client ENGINEER: AARON AMARJIT I will state the very crucial issues here, that you should not take undue advantage of me trying to front you for the claim. You are to follow my instruction from this beginning till success. Let’s move forward and let’s see what we can achieve.
Note that your commitment count. You must work together as a team with me behind the scene giving you instruction on what to do and to say, you will have the money paid to you as the inheritance of your uncle or cousin estate. There must be a meeting of like minds. As saying in the Latin, it’s called “consensus ad idem”: Without the both of us seeing and assessing the situations through the same lenses it cannot be successful. So as we say in Nigeria thoroughness is what we need here.

There is need for you to obey my instructions and do exactly as I say. You must let me direct this project till success. It is when there is no leadership and no meeting of minds that there are problems. Nigeria has an economy that has both surprised the whole world and continues to grow at an alarming rate.

The financial services in Nigeria are bursting with so much capital flight into the nation as foreigners are constantly seeking to invest. ENGINEER: AARON AMARJIT believed in Nigeria and made a lot of money from investments in Nigeria. At this stage I am sure you have loads of questions that bother your mind and you will want to ask, please feel free to ask any question that bother’s your mind, So that we can get ourselves on the note of what we are doing. We should take this matter on a step-by-step basis.
However something that I must point out to you at this stage is that there is no wrong on your part. At the end of the day it is the United Bank for Africa that will be contacting you to inform you that money has been left for you. You contacting the bank directly do not have effect in the aforementioned deal.
You must understand why there must be serious confidentiality about this whole process. United Bank for Africa Nigeria is a specialist bank, which deals with high net worth individuals and giant corporations. I have my contact there to make sure that nothing goes wrong. As soon as United Bank for Africa has gone through all formalities with you, they will communicate payments modalities to you. I expect that this money will be in your account in a matter of 14 working days as long as we work diligently. Please send me ID, as I need it for my file and application on your behalf to the bank. As soon as I have made the necessary amendments you become the legal beneficiary and United Bank for Africa will be getting in touch with you.
I shall provide with an application and the following information
NAME OF ACCOUNT:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT:
DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE:
THE BANK CONTACT INFORMATION
Email, Telephone number, fax and address
Please you are to provide me your IDENTIFICATION MODE for personal acquaintances. I am entrusting the opportunity in your hands and the success of the deal will be depending on your commitment in communication with the department at the head office of the bank.
We should be positive and show discretion as we both make one of the most fruitful steps of our lives. My spoken English is not too good, however I believe you will understand me when I call you.
I wait your response
Please further corresponding should be send to this email:
Adebowaleroland1@yahoo.com
Best regards
Mr. Adebowale Roland

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