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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: "ezeh kelechi" <k_ezeh@gmx.ch>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 01:18:34 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

From The Desk Of Dr, Kelechi Ezeh
Auditing And Accounting Unit.
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
Lagos, Nigeria.

GOOD DAY SIR/MA

Compliment of the day and how is life general with you? Of course it
is my humble wish to solicit and crave your indulgence to make this
project request for a joint business transaction which I hope will
not come to you as a surprise, hence I pleadforyour pardon.

I am Dr, Kelechi Ezeh,the Auditing and Accounting Unit,Foreign
Operations Department Union Bank Of Nig,PLC. I have an urgent and
confidential business proposal for you.On June 6,Mr.Steve Moore made
a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calender month valued at
US$15.500.000.00(Fiften Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in
my branch. On maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarded address but got no reply after months we send a reminder
and finally we discovered from his contract employee(Nigeria national
petroleum Corporation) that Late Engr.Steve Moore died from an
automobile accident. On further investigation,it was clear that
he died without making a will. All attempts by the Australian to
trace his next of kin were fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Late Engr.
Steve Moore did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his
official documents including his deposit document in my bank. The
total sum of US$15,500,000.00 is still in my bank as dormant acct. No
one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Nigerian banking
law, after five years,the money will revert to the ownership of the
Nigerian Government.If the account owner is certified death and
nobody comes forward to claim it.

This is the situation , and my proposal is that I am looking for a
foreigner who will stand in as the beneficiary/next of kin. This is
simple. All you have to do is to immediately send me the details of a
bank account anywhere in the world for me to arrange the proper money
transfer document. The money will then be transferred into the
account for us to share in the ration of 60% for me 30% for you while
the remaining 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred within here
and there.There is no risk involved. I am using my position and
connection in the bank here to do all the document work for the
transaction. We shall employ the services of an attorney to draft the
will and obtain all necessary documents and letter of administration
in your favour for the transfer. This transaction is risk free
guaranteed. If you are interested, please reply immediately
confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction could be
most profitable for both of us.

Please do not expose this deal if you are not interested because if
you do, it will take me out of seat.

I am awaiting your urgent reply,YOU CAN EQUALY REACH ME ON
k_ezeh_kelechi@walla.com

Best regards,
Dr, Kelechi Ezeh



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