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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: akeem bello <akeembello2@zwallet.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 00:01:48 +0000
Subject: ULTMOST ASSISTANCE

FROM Akeem Bello(Acc/ATS)
Email:drakeem@hotmail.com

Dear SIR/MA,

I am soliciting your confidence in this business, this is because of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though, I know that a business of this sort will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that this transaction is 100% safe. We have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction as we have been reliably informed of your discreetness and reliability in executing businesses and or transactions. Let me start by
introducing myself properly to you.


I am Akeem Bello Officer with the ECO Bank Of Nigeria PLC, Lagos.I came to know you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction,which involves
the transfer of huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.

THE PROPOSITION : A foreigner, Late Eng, William Barnes an oil merchant with the federal government of Nigeria During the regime of the late General Sanni Abacha, until his death sometime ago in Egyptian airline flight 990 that crashed on 31 october 1999 with his family on their way to Egypt from New York.Banked with us at ECO Bank of Nigeria PLC, Lagos and had a closing balance as at the end of September, 2000 worth US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United

State Dollars), the bank now expect a next of kin as beneficiary.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across this huge sum of money belonging to the deceased person. Valuable efforts have been made by the ECO Bank of Nigeria to get in touch with any of the Williams's family or relatives but to no success. It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of William Barnes next of kin.The management under the influence of our Chairman and members of the Board of Directors, that arrange has been made for the fund to be declared unclaimed and subsequently be donated to the trust fund for arms and ammunitions to further enhanced the course of war in Africa and the world in general.

In order to avert this negative development, some of my trusted colleagues and I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to late William Barnes so that the fund US$30 million
will be released and paid into your account as the Beneficiary?s next of kin.

All documents and proves to enable get this fund will be carefully worked out.We have secured from the Probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased Beneficiaries, and more so we are assuring you that the business is 100% risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest be for Myself and my colleagues for investment purpose.

The sharing of the funds will be based According to agreement within Both parties. As soon as we receive an acknowledgement of receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, we would Furnish you with the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to Suit both parties without any conflict. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust we have Bestowed in you.

PLEASE, APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT DOING BUSINESS OVER THE INTERNET IS
RISK. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY TO THIS

MAIL:akeembello@telkom.net OR drakeem1@yahoo.com

SINCERELY YOURS

Akeem Bello


NB- check on this website for more info on the Plane Crash.

http://www.greatdreams.com/PassEAir990.htm

Thus the name of the deceased person with his family on board are.

Mr. William Barnes. - (Husband)
Mrs. Tamsin Barnes. - (Wife)
Ms. Paula Barnes. - (his only Daughter)
They were among the passengers who boarded in New York

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