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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: segunbank71 <segunbank71@tiscali.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 07:24:24 -0400
Subject: Reliable Partner


Dear Friend,

My name is Mr Segun Agbaje, the Deputy Managing Director of COMMERICAL
BANK OF AFRICA. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank
with account number 14-255-2004/utb/t who perished in a plane crash Korean
Air Flight 801]with the whole passengers aboard on August6,1997.

Since the demise of this our customer,I personally has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has
come to claim his funds of twenty eight million five hundred thousand united
states dollars which has been with my branch for a very long time.

On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next
of kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics
here does not allow such money to stay more than Six years,because money
will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this period. I
will give you 25% of the total.

Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the
application, bank's fax number and the next step to take. I will not fail
to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you should
not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer can be finalized
within five banking days, after you apply to the bank as a relation to the
deceased.

When you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail to my private mail
box,(segunbank71@netscape.net) signifying your decision.Including your private
Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication.

Respectfully submitted,

Mr Segun Agbaje


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