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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: "Mrs. Chineze Osakwe" <mrs.chinezeosakwe@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: chineze.osakwe9@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 04:23:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?SeKAmW0gbG9va2luZyBmb3J3YXJkIHRvIGEgbXV0dWFsIGJlbmVmaWNpYWwg?=
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My Dear Sir/ Madam,
 
I am Mrs. Chineze Osakwe, Head Treasury, Fidelity Bank Nig PLC. I am writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of immense benefit to both of us.
 
Every Ten years Fidelity Bank Transfer to its treasury, millions of dollars of unclaimed Deceased Depositors Fund in compliance with the Banking Laws and Guidelines, with reference to my bank-FIDELITY BANK, the money normally runs into several millions of dollars.
 
Until Mr. Philip L.Mcdow’s death, of heart decease here in Lagos, some years ago, he made a numbered (or fixed) deposit of us$32,000,000.00 in my bank.
 
Unfortunately, he died not mentioning a next of kin in any of his papers with us or he is a contractor to – TEXACO OIL. Since then, there has been no response to our international advertorials calling for any of his relative to contact us.      
 
I was his Foreign Currency Denoted Bank Head Treasury with constant balance in excess of eight digits. Ever since his death and up till this time no next of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim his money with us.
 
However, with me being the direct Head of Treasury of this bank. I have all the necessary information that you will presents to the bank as a next of kin or relation of late Mr. Philip L.Mcdow’s on private business deal basis.
 
Now the game plan and the purpose of my writing you is that I want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting to US$18,000,000.00 (Eighteen Million Thousand United State Dollars) with your cooperation and assistant. You need not to fear for I have to oversee the internal clearance for claims on it and the final approval signature for payment is mine, you have no risk and you need not to show up before the payment will be paid into your account because I will be here on your behalf.
 
Upon receipt of your response, I will send to you 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 my foreign partner, while 60% will be for me that will eventually visit your country for disbursement of our portion.
 
Send to me your reply immediately you receive this message for more directives, please for security purpose and to avoid any leakage, every communication should please be on this e-mail address
 
Please I need your assistance to achieve this great chance because I do not wish this money to be transferred to Central bank of NIGERIA because it will be shared among the top directors. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that the account is a secret account.
 
But I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here in NIGERIA, but to a foreigner who has information about the account and which am ready to tell you because I know everything about this fund.
 
Regards,
 
Mrs. Chineze Osakwe



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