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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: "henry uz" <henry-uz94@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: uzoma_henry1@k.ro
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 03:48:33 +0000
Subject: Urgent reply needed (Partner)

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Uzoma Henry Idaboh,a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to late Mr. Sudhakar Nalla, the African Area Director of SIL
International,who unfortunately died in the crash of Kenya Airways Flight
431 in Abidjan,Ivory Coast,February 27 2000.

You will read more stories about the crash on visiting this

website,news.airwise.com/airlines/archive/2000/kenya2000.html and also in
this website, where Sudhakar's company talked about his death in the Kenya
crash.You shall as well find the pictures of Sudhacker and his wife there.

Since the death of Sudhakar Nalla, I as his personal attorney,have made
several enquiries to locate his only surviving relation, without any
success. Hence i decided to contact you for this project since you are from
his country.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating and securing the wealth left
behind in a fixed deposit account by Sudhakar Nalla, before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where my client operates
an account worth $USD10.5 Million Dollars.
The board of the Bank has issued me a notice that after 10 working days from
now and no next of kin shown up for the claiming of the said funds,the funds
will be confiscated and declared unserviceable.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating Sudhakar Nalla's relatives for
sometime now,it's on this note that I seek your consent to present you as
the Next of Kin of the deceased,so that the proceed of this deposit valued
at $USD10.5 Million Dollars can be released to you as the rightful
beneficiary for our disbursments.

I have agreed to offer you 35% of the total sum,Upon successful remittance
of funds into your account,5% has been set aside to cover all expenses
incurred both local and international during the course of this
transfer,while 60% will be
for me.

These are the following informations needed.
1.Your Name In Full
2.Your Full Contact Address
3.Your Confidential telelephone Number(Mobile)
4.Your Confidential Fax Number

Lastly,your age and occupation as to enable us commence immediately.

I will inform you on the next step to Follow.
All requires is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction
successful. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement which will protect you from any breach of the law.
Mr.Sudhakar Nalla was a very good man and it is not wise for me to allow his
hard earned wealth to be stolen by the greedy directors of the Bank.

Further details awaits your urgent response by email.
PLEASE,TREAT THIS PROPOSAL AS TOP CONFIDENTIAL.

NOTE:All reply regarding this transaction should please be sent to my
private email address: uzoma_henry1@k.ro


Yours faithfully,


Barrister Uzoma Henry Idaboh.

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