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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: "Dr.Eze Charles" <eze_charles_08@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charles_eze_01@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:22:49 +0000
Subject: Contact me

ATTENTION:

REQUEST FOR COOPERATION ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS DEAL.

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-UNION BANK PLC, the money normally runs into several millions of
dollars.

Until Dr. Thomas J. Walter’s death, along with his wife, Doris and their two
son’s, Michael and Williams in a private jet plane crash, Iwas 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 Dr. walter’s money remains 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 Dr. Walters on private
business deal basis.
Now the game plan and the purpose of my writing you exclusively having been
highly recommended as then 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
US$11,900,000.00(Eleven Million, Nine Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)
with your cooperation and assistant by just doing the following:

(a) Act as next of kin or relation of late Dr. Walters.

(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 E-mail for details on how to proceed.

Upon receipt of your response, I will send to you by fax the text of
Application you are required to forward to the Bank.

For your cooperation and efforts 40% of the money will be for you as our
foreign partner, while 60% will be for my colleagues and myself that will
eventually visit your country for disbursement of our portion.

Send me your reply immediately you receive this message for more
directives.Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship.

Best Regards,
Dr.Eze Charles

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