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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: George Oba <georgeoba.esq4life1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: georgeoba.esq@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:42:29 -0700
Subject: Urgent information


My name is barrister George and it's on behalf of the estate of Mrs.
Barbara S. Jeter i write you to inform you with the following directives
received from the Office of the auditor general and the accountant general
as a result of petitions and counter petitions by foreign indebted
contractors of various over non-payment of their inherited fund.
I have been appointed to monitor the final verifications and vetting of
your unclaimed inheritance fund for immediate payment.

Your name is among the list of beneficiaries released for verification and
immediate payment in this exercise but due to some conflicting change of
accounts submitted on your behalf for your payment by your local
representatives with a deed of assignment duly signed and stamped to
represent you in this payment with the new account he submitted as stated
below for your urgent confirmation???

In view of this development,you are hereby requested to verify and
re-confirm to me immediately if you did authorize Alfonso Black of Leepage
Investments of USA as your broker with any "Deed of Assignment" in his
favour, thereby making him the current beneficiary with the following
account details below???:

Account Name: Leepage Investments
Account Number: 117678543,
Bank Name: 1st National Bank,
138-141 1st Floor, Edinburgh Tower,
The Landmark, 15 Queens Road, Mexico City,
Swift Code: SCBL 11K111.

You are required as a matter of urgency to confirm the legitimacy of the
above claim and kindly give us reason why you decided to affect the above
Change of Account.
If you are not aware of this claim, please confirm to us immediately by
stating your authentic account details, proper credit of your funds. Also
required are documents authenticating your claim?

Due to the long delay this payment has suffered, be rest assured that
immediately these payment irregularity are cleared, you would receive your
fund remittance analysis for clearance of funds into your account.

Note that we are bound to recognize Mr. Alfonso's claim, if you fail to
promptly response to this inquiry following the Deed of Assignment he
submitted to claim this payment. Make sure you get back to me as soon as
possible so that the necessary action will be taking immediately.
Once you receive this mail.


I wait for your anticipated response to this regards


Thank you
George Oba (Esq)

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