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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: "james chude" <butini2004@212.com>
Date: 23 Sep 2004 03:31:59 -0000
Subject: For your urgent Attention


Mr James Chude
Lagos,
Nigeria


Am writing this message after weeks and months of
serious thinking and meditation.I implore you to be
patient and read through this message line by line so
that you do not miss anything.

Am the director of bills and Exchange in a First
Generation Bank in Nigeria.In May 2004 during my
normal routine accounts update and reconciliation I
discovered that an account has been lying dormant for
one year now and the account was opened in 2001
for a fixed period of one year has a balance of $5M
Dollars.I made a report to the Board of Directors at a
meeting next day and I was mandated to investigate the
account and trace the beneficiary.The account opening
information shows that the account belongs to Mr Nuhan
Vaye,Deputy Minister of public Works,Republic of
Liberia.My investigation has confirmed that Mr Nuhan
Vaye was Killed by Former Liberian President CHARLES
TAYLOR on July 14th 2003 on allegation of being an
accessory after the fact of a coup Plot.Please see
this link to confirm my
findings:http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm.
I tried through the Liberian embassy to Locate any of
his family members but was informed that they were all
killed during the civil war in Lib
eria.If I could find any relation of his to act as his
next of kin then the bank will release the money to
him.I have informed the Bank of this dilemma and I
have been given one week to find his relations or the
Money will be forfeited to the Government by virtue of
Banking laws and I will loose my job for negligence as
I was not supposed to accept a Bank account opening
application form which did not state any name as next
of Kin.

The Bank will accept anybody i present as Mr Vaye's
next of kin who will claim the Money.I want to keep my
Job and also share from the $5M.I will push you
forward as the next of kin and give you all the
necessary documents to back up your claim.

When I recieve your acceptance reply I will give you a
detailed explanation of what arrangements I have in
place to actualise this transaction.All that is needed
is your acceptance,all other things will be done by me
using my position in the Bank.

Reply and tell me what you want as your share of the
$5M for your assistance in claiming the funds into
your account.My Offer is 40%.Let me know your views.

Sincerely,
Mr James Chude


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