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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: drabbahenry2005@tiscali.at
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 02:07:49 +0100
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

ATTN: DEAR FRIEND,

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE AND INFORM YOU, THAT YOU
WERE CHOSEN TO BE NEXT OF KIN TO LATE ENG. EDEN ANDREW
WILSON.

I AM SORRY IF THIS LETTER COMES TO YOU AS AN
EMBARRASMENT BUT BE REST ASSURED THAT YOUR PARTICULARS
OF CONTACT WAS GIVEN TO ME AFTER A DUE
SEARCH, FOR RELIABLE AND CAPABLE FOREIGNER THAT WILL
HANDLE CONFIDENTIALLY A TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY,
FROM UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC TO A FOREIGN BANK
ACCOUNT.

THE DEAL IN DETAILS: - A FOREIGNER, LATE ENG. EDEN
ANDREW WILSON WAS AN OIL MERCHANT / CONTRACTOR WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND RESIDES HERE IN
NIGERIA UNTIL HIS DEATH FIVE YEAR AGO IN A GHASTLY
MOTOR ACCIDENT.

HE HAD A DEPOSIT OF (US$32, 624,000) THIRTY TWO
MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS, WITH THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA
PLC BEFORE HIS DEATH IN AUGUST 1998.

I AM HIS ACCOUNT OFFICER AT THE UNION BANK, AND NOBODY
HAS SERVICED THE ACCOUNT OR SHOWN UP FOR HIS MONEY
SINCE AFTER HIS DEATH TILL DATE.

ALTHOUGH, EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE BANK TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN OR ANY OF HIS RELATIONS,
BUT ALL TO KNOW AVAIL (HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN).

IT IS ON THIS NOTE SOME TOP OFFICIALS OF UNION BANK,
WHO ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE INCIDENT RESOLVED AND ASKED
ME TO FIND AND NEGOTIATE WITH TRUST WORTHY FOREIGNER
WHO IS WILLING TO ASSIST, AND ACT AS NEXT OF KIN TO
THE LATE ENG. EDEN ANDREW WILSON, THIS SUM OF MONEY IS
NOW KEPT IN THE DECEASED ACCOUNT" OF THE UNION BANK,
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MONEY (US$32, 624, 000)
WHEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE USED FOR A
JOINT VENTURE ESTABLISHMENT, AS MAY BE AGREED BY BOTH
PARTIES INVOLVED.


THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE, FOR WE HAVE
CONCLUDED EVERY ARRANGEMENT TO SAFEGUARD YOU IN THIS
TRANSACTION.

THEREFORE, IF YOU WISH TO ASSIST US, HASTEN UP AND
SEND THE FOLLOWING TO ENABLE US EFFECTIVELY PROCESS
THE NECESSARY DOCUMENT FOR SMOOTH TRANSFER INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT, TO BE NOMINATED BY YOU AS THE NEXT OF
KIN TO THE LATE ENG. EDEN ANDREW WILSON, YOU ARE
URGENTLY REQUIRED TO SEND TO ME.

THE NAME TO BE USED IN CHANGING THE EXISTING NEXT OF
KIN AT THE BANK.


YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR FAST AND
SAFE COMMUNICATION.

WE KNOW WE HAVE NEVER MET OR ENTERED INTO ANY KIND OF
TRANSACTION WITH YOU BEFORE AS TO KNOW THE EXTENT OF
YOUR TRUST AND HONESTY. BUT BASED ON THE
RECOMMENDATION, I PERSONALLY WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU
WILL NOT SIT ON THE MONEY IF IT FINALLY GETS TO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

IT IS ON THIS NOTE I CONSIDER IT PROPER TO WRITE AND
ASK FOR YOUR CONSENT, AND PERMISSION TO SUPPORT THE
TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

PLEASE, FOR SECURITY REASONS ACKNOWLEDGE ME THE
RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER BY MAILING ME BACK THROUGH MY
E-MAIL ADDRESS.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE,

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR.ABBA JOHN

Telephone:234-805-674-6729

N:B REPLY ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL:drabbahenry@yahoo.co.uk


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