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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: "JOHN JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnson12678@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 07:20:02 -0700
Subject: Very Urgent Attention,

Very Urgent Attention,
 
Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you, I'm Mr. John  Johnson I am the International Relation's Manager with Access Bank Nig Plc. I'm 38yrs old, I got your email address on the Internet, and my confidence reposed on you. I hope you read this message carefully and reply me immediately.Although we have not met before, but I suggest that this  transaction will bring us together. My dear,we have a customer, a foreigner but based here in Nigeria, his Name is Mr. Hamilton Creek. He is  from Atlanta Georgia United State of America, but based here with his wife and his two children, Mr.Hamilton has being banking with our bank for the past 4yrs, some time August 2002, Mr.Hamilton was on his way to his house, and  unfortunately,Mr. Hamilton ran into a Trailer load of Groundnut Oil, and died
immediately, their car got burnt, no single soul was saved,Mr. Hamilton Creek and his entire family was confirmed dead.My Board Of Directors and Management of Access Bank Nig Plc has mandated and instructed me to look for Mr. Hamilton Creek relation/relatives and his next of Kin to come and claim Mr.Hamilton's Fund, Since August 2003 till date, I have been looking for Mr.Hamilton creek relation's and relatives/Next of Kin to come and
claim Mr.Hamilton's Fund which he deposited with our bank, I have contacted his Embassy and after 3days, his Ambassador told me that Mr. Hamilton Creek has no relation and no next of kin, their Ambassador told me that Mr. Hamilton used his first son as his next of kin, but it is quite unfortunate that Mr.Hamilton Creek died with all his family members.The reason why I contacted you isthus, Mr. Hamilton is dead, and his only son whom supposed to inherit his properties and money also died with him. As at this moment, nobody or person[s] is coming to claim this money from our bank. The board of directors and management of our bank has told me that if nobody or person[s] apply for the claim of Mr. Hamilton Fund, the bank will return Mr. Hamilton's Fund into our Federal Reserve. In the Light of the above,
I want you to stand as the Relation/relative of Late Mr.Hamilton Creek.I want you to act as the Hamilton's relation, so that you will inherit Mr.Hamilton Creek Money which he deposited with our bank, it might interest you to know that Mr.Hamilton has a Domiciliary Bank Account with our Bank and he has a total sum of US$9.2M Nine Million Two Hundred Dollars, this is
the exact amount which late Mr. Hamilton Creek has in his domiciliary Account, and this money is still in his account as unclaimed money.This transaction is very easy and simple, and it is 100% risk free, I'm the Manager for International Relations with Access Bank Nig Plc, and the Management and Board of Directors of the Bank are waiting for me to provide to them the Relation or next of Kin to late Mr.Hamilton Creek, of which I told them that I am still searching for the next of kin to the deceased.
 
Finally, if you are interested with this transaction, I will front you to the bank as the only next of kin to late Mr. Hamilton Creek, and I will let the bank know that you are the only right person to inherit late Mr.Hamilton Funds and properties. If you agree with me, I will present you to my bank as the rightful person/next of kin to Late Mr. Hamilton Creek,and all Mr.Hamilton Creek Properties and his Money US$9.2M Nine Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars will be Transferred into your own Account as Mr.Hamilton Creek next of kin.,if you are interested, just email me or call me on my direct, private and secured #+234-802-531-0660 if you are interested, late Mr. Hamilton Funds will be Credited into your Account and all his Properties will be released to you either through Courier Services or the Bank will Cargo all his properties to you in any were you want it. So reply me immediately and let me know what you say, feel free to ask any questions. We will share Late Mr.Hamilt on Creek Funds 50-50; you will ta
 
Thanks and have a nice day.
 
Friendly Regards
Mr. John Johnson
 
 
NB: Please reply to my personalmailbox: accessbank11119@gmail.com
This is my private mailbox, Thanks.

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