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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: "Ahmed Ibrahim" <ibrahim_ahmed51@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:36:54 +0000
Subject: ATTN

Chief Accountant and Bills and Exchange Foreign Remittance Department
Union Bank of Nigeria plc.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr ibrahim ahmed the chief Account and bills and exchange foreign
remittance department of Union bank Nigeria Plc. I write this letter on
behalf of my two other colleagues in our department to ask for your
assistance to carry out this transaction.We discovered some amount of money
abandoned in our bank sum of -$58M (Fifty Eight million US Dollars). This
money belongs to Late Mr. John Lee from Los Angelis U.S.A. This man is one
of our customers that executed a contract and died in a plane crash and died
with his entire family in 2001 .We have advertised for his next of kin or
relation to stand for this money, nobody surfaced to apply to claim the
money.
In this situation, I and my colleagues decided to look for a trusted
foreigner that can stand as the next of kin and claim this money.

We said all this things because this our customer was a foreigner and we
don't want this money to go into the bank's treasure account as unclaimed
fund.We intend to share this amount as follows: 65% for I and my colleagues,
30% for you and 5% for any contingencies. We expect this deal to be
completed within 14 (fourteen) working days, and all our transaction shall
be in accordance with the laws and procedures on international remittance of
fund.Please, for the privacy of this transaction, I will advice that,
INTERNET IS RISK. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER

Thanks for your co-operation
Yours sincerely,
ibrahim ahmed
ibrahim_ahmed51@yahoo.com

Chief Accountant and Bills and Exchange Foreign Remittance Department
Union Bank of Nigeria plc.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr ibrahim ahmed the chief Account and bills and exchange foreign
remittance department of Union bank Nigeria Plc. I write this letter on
behalf of my two other colleagues in our department to ask for your
assistance to carry out this transaction.We discovered some amount of money
abandoned in our bank sum of -$58M (Fifty Eight million US Dollars). This
money belongs to Late Mr. John Lee from Los Angelis U.S.A. This man is one
of our customers that executed a contract and died in a plane crash and died
with his entire family in 2001 .We have advertised for his next of kin or
relation to stand for this money, nobody surfaced to apply to claim the
money.
In this situation, I and my colleagues decided to look for a trusted
foreigner that can stand as the next of kin and claim this money.

We said all this things because this our customer was a foreigner and we
don't want this money to go into the bank's treasure account as unclaimed
fund.We intend to share this amount as follows: 65% for I and my colleagues,
30% for you and 5% for any contingencies. We expect this deal to be
completed within 14 (fourteen) working days, and all our transaction shall
be in accordance with the laws and procedures on international remittance of
fund.Please, for the privacy of this transaction, I will advice that,
INTERNET IS RISK. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER

Thanks for your co-operation
Yours sincerely,
ibrahim ahmed
ibrahim_ahmed51@yahoo.com

Chief Accountant and Bills and Exchange Foreign Remittance Department
Union Bank of Nigeria plc.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr ibrahim ahmed the chief Account and bills and exchange foreign
remittance department of Union bank Nigeria Plc. I write this letter on
behalf of my two other colleagues in our department to ask for your
assistance to carry out this transaction.We discovered some amount of money
abandoned in our bank sum of -$58M (Fifty Eight million US Dollars). This
money belongs to Late Mr. John Lee from Los Angelis U.S.A. This man is one
of our customers that executed a contract and died in a plane crash and died
with his entire family in 2001 .We have advertised for his next of kin or
relation to stand for this money, nobody surfaced to apply to claim the
money.
In this situation, I and my colleagues decided to look for a trusted
foreigner that can stand as the next of kin and claim this money.

We said all this things because this our customer was a foreigner and we
don't want this money to go into the bank's treasure account as unclaimed
fund.We intend to share this amount as follows: 65% for I and my colleagues,
30% for you and 5% for any contingencies. We expect this deal to be
completed within 14 (fourteen) working days, and all our transaction shall
be in accordance with the laws and procedures on international remittance of
fund.Please, for the privacy of this transaction, I will advice that,
INTERNET IS RISK. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER

Thanks for your co-operation
Yours sincerely,
ibrahim ahmed
ibrahim_ahmed51@yahoo.com

Chief Accountant and Bills and Exchange Foreign Remittance Department
Union Bank of Nigeria plc.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr ibrahim ahmed the chief Account and bills and exchange foreign
remittance department of Union bank Nigeria Plc. I write this letter on
behalf of my two other colleagues in our department to ask for your
assistance to carry out this transaction.We discovered some amount of money
abandoned in our bank sum of -$58M (Fifty Eight million US Dollars). This
money belongs to Late Mr. John Lee from Los Angelis U.S.A. This man is one
of our customers that executed a contract and died in a plane crash and died
with his entire family in 2001 .We have advertised for his next of kin or
relation to stand for this money, nobody surfaced to apply to claim the
money.
In this situation, I and my colleagues decided to look for a trusted
foreigner that can stand as the next of kin and claim this money.

We said all this things because this our customer was a foreigner and we
don't want this money to go into the bank's treasure account as unclaimed
fund.We intend to share this amount as follows: 65% for I and my colleagues,
30% for you and 5% for any contingencies. We expect this deal to be
completed within 14 (fourteen) working days, and all our transaction shall
be in accordance with the laws and procedures on international remittance of
fund.Please, for the privacy of this transaction, I will advice that,
INTERNET IS RISK. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER

Thanks for your co-operation
Yours sincerely,
ibrahim ahmed
ibrahim_ahmed51@yahoo.com

Chief Accountant and Bills and Exchange Foreign Remittance Department
Union Bank of Nigeria plc.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr ibrahim ahmed the chief Account and bills and exchange foreign
remittance department of Union bank Nigeria Plc. I write this letter on
behalf of my two other colleagues in our department to ask for your
assistance to carry out this transaction.We discovered some amount of money
abandoned in our bank sum of -$58M (Fifty Eight million US Dollars). This
money belongs to Late Mr. John Lee from Los Angelis U.S.A. This man is one
of our customers that executed a contract and died in a plane crash and died
with his entire family in 2001 .We have advertised for his next of kin or
relation to stand for this money, nobody surfaced to apply to claim the
money.
In this situation, I and my colleagues decided to look for a trusted
foreigner that can stand as the next of kin and claim this money.

We said all this things because this our customer was a foreigner and we
don't want this money to go into the bank's treasure account as unclaimed
fund.We intend to share this amount as follows: 65% for I and my colleagues,
30% for you and 5% for any contingencies. We expect this deal to be
completed within 14 (fourteen) working days, and all our transaction shall
be in accordance with the laws and procedures on international remittance of
fund.Please, for the privacy of this transaction, I will advice that,
INTERNET IS RISK. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER

Thanks for your co-operation
Yours sincerely,
ibrahim ahmed
ibrahim_ahmed51@yahoo.com

Chief Accountant and Bills and Exchange Foreign Remittance Department
Union Bank of Nigeria plc.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr ibrahim ahmed the chief Account and bills and exchange foreign
remittance department of Union bank Nigeria Plc. I write this letter on
behalf of my two other colleagues in our department to ask for your
assistance to carry out this transaction.We discovered some amount of money
abandoned in our bank sum of -$58M (Fifty Eight million US Dollars). This
money belongs to Late Mr. John Lee from Los Angelis U.S.A. This man is one
of our customers that executed a contract and died in a plane crash and died
with his entire family in 2001 .We have advertised for his next of kin or
relation to stand for this money, nobody surfaced to apply to claim the
money.
In this situation, I and my colleagues decided to look for a trusted
foreigner that can stand as the next of kin and claim this money.

We said all this things because this our customer was a foreigner and we
don't want this money to go into the bank's treasure account as unclaimed
fund.We intend to share this amount as follows: 65% for I and my colleagues,
30% for you and 5% for any contingencies. We expect this deal to be
completed within 14 (fourteen) working days, and all our transaction shall
be in accordance with the laws and procedures on international remittance of
fund.Please, for the privacy of this transaction, I will advice that,
INTERNET IS RISK. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER

Thanks for your co-operation
Yours sincerely,
ibrahim ahmed
ibrahim_ahmed51@yahoo.com

Chief Accountant and Bills and Exchange Foreign Remittance Department
Union Bank of Nigeria plc.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr ibrahim ahmed the chief Account and bills and exchange foreign
remittance department of Union bank Nigeria Plc. I write this letter on
behalf of my two other colleagues in our department to ask for your
assistance to carry out this transaction.We discovered some amount of money
abandoned in our bank sum of -$58M (Fifty Eight million US Dollars). This
money belongs to Late Mr. John Lee from Los Angelis U.S.A. This man is one
of our customers that executed a contract and died in a plane crash and died
with his entire family in 2001 .We have advertised for his next of kin or
relation to stand for this money, nobody surfaced to apply to claim the
money.
In this situation, I and my colleagues decided to look for a trusted
foreigner that can stand as the next of kin and claim this money.

We said all this things because this our customer was a foreigner and we
don't want this money to go into the bank's treasure account as unclaimed
fund.We intend to share this amount as follows: 65% for I and my colleagues,
30% for you and 5% for any contingencies. We expect this deal to be
completed within 14 (fourteen) working days, and all our transaction shall
be in accordance with the laws and procedures on international remittance of
fund.Please, for the privacy of this transaction, I will advice that,
INTERNET IS RISK. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER

Thanks for your co-operation
Yours sincerely,
ibrahim ahmed
ibrahim_ahmed51@yahoo.com

Chief Accountant and Bills and Exchange Foreign Remittance Department
Union Bank of Nigeria plc.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr ibrahim ahmed the chief Account and bills and exchange foreign
remittance department of Union bank Nigeria Plc. I write this letter on
behalf of my two other colleagues in our department to ask for your
assistance to carry out this transaction.We discovered some amount of money
abandoned in our bank sum of -$58M (Fifty Eight million US Dollars). This
money belongs to Late Mr. John Lee from Los Angelis U.S.A. This man is one
of our customers that executed a contract and died in a plane crash and died
with his entire family in 2001 .We have advertised for his next of kin or
relation to stand for this money, nobody surfaced to apply to claim the
money.
In this situation, I and my colleagues decided to look for a trusted
foreigner that can stand as the next of kin and claim this money.

We said all this things because this our customer was a foreigner and we
don't want this money to go into the bank's treasure account as unclaimed
fund.We intend to share this amount as follows: 65% for I and my colleagues,
30% for you and 5% for any contingencies. We expect this deal to be
completed within 14 (fourteen) working days, and all our transaction shall
be in accordance with the laws and procedures on international remittance of
fund.Please, for the privacy of this transaction, I will advice that,
INTERNET IS RISK. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER

Thanks for your co-operation
Yours sincerely,
ibrahim ahmed
ibrahim_ahmed51@yahoo.com

Chief Accountant and Bills and Exchange Foreign Remittance Department
Union Bank of Nigeria plc.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr ibrahim ahmed the chief Account and bills and exchange foreign
remittance department of Union bank Nigeria Plc. I write this letter on
behalf of my two other colleagues in our department to ask for your
assistance to carry out this transaction.We discovered some amount of money
abandoned in our bank sum of -$58M (Fifty Eight million US Dollars). This
money belongs to Late Mr. John Lee from Los Angelis U.S.A. This man is one
of our customers that executed a contract and died in a plane crash and died
with his entire family in 2001 .We have advertised for his next of kin or
relation to stand for this money, nobody surfaced to apply to claim the
money.
In this situation, I and my colleagues decided to look for a trusted
foreigner that can stand as the next of kin and claim this money.

We said all this things because this our customer was a foreigner and we
don't want this money to go into the bank's treasure account as unclaimed
fund.We intend to share this amount as follows: 65% for I and my colleagues,
30% for you and 5% for any contingencies. We expect this deal to be
completed within 14 (fourteen) working days, and all our transaction shall
be in accordance with the laws and procedures on international remittance of
fund.Please, for the privacy of this transaction, I will advice that,
INTERNET IS RISK. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER

Thanks for your co-operation
Yours sincerely,
ibrahim ahmed
ibrahim_ahmed51@yahoo.com

Chief Accountant and Bills and Exchange Foreign Remittance Department
Union Bank of Nigeria plc.

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr ibrahim ahmed the chief Account and bills and exchange foreign
remittance department of Union bank Nigeria Plc. I write this letter on
behalf of my two other colleagues in our department to ask for your
assistance to carry out this transaction.We discovered some amount of money
abandoned in our bank sum of -$58M (Fifty Eight million US Dollars). This
money belongs to Late Mr. John Lee from Los Angelis U.S.A. This man is one
of our customers that executed a contract and died in a plane crash and died
with his entire family in 2001 .We have advertised for his next of kin or
relation to stand for this money, nobody surfaced to apply to claim the
money.
In this situation, I and my colleagues decided to look for a trusted
foreigner that can stand as the next of kin and claim this money.

We said all this things because this our customer was a foreigner and we
don't want this money to go into the bank's treasure account as unclaimed
fund.We intend to share this amount as follows: 65% for I and my colleagues,
30% for you and 5% for any contingencies. We expect this deal to be
completed within 14 (fourteen) working days, and all our transaction shall
be in accordance with the laws and procedures on international remittance of
fund.Please, for the privacy of this transaction, I will advice that,
INTERNET IS RISK. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER

Thanks for your co-operation
Yours sincerely,
ibrahim ahmed
ibrahim_ahmed51@yahoo.com



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