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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: Steve Bassey <steve_bassey14@personal.ro>
Reply-To: steve_bassey06@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 04:17:56 +0200
Subject: private

Hello,

I am Dr Steve Bassey, the accountant general of UNITED BANK OF AFRICA PLC, I
request your co-operation in the transaction of a huge amount, on sept.1996 an
oil consultant/contractor with the Kuwait oil Ministry,Mr Ahmed Yousuf
Mustapha, an Iraq national made a fixed deposit in our UNITED BANK OF AFRICA
PLC.(U.B.A).
On maturity we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply, after a month we sent a reminder and finally his employer wrote to
inform us that Mr. Mustapha died in automobile accident, that he died without
making a will while our attempt to trace his next of kin through Iraq embassy
proved fruitless.
When he was making deposition in my bank, he did not declare his next of kin in
his deposit application form, when i reminded him he said he wished it so, in
the conservative manner of our bank, I did not turn down his request rather
honor it considering his high net worth.
The point is that his employers are not aware of his deposit with us, therefore
i am the only person who know about Mr. Mustapha's deposit, which is now laying
in DORMANT ACCOUNT PORTFOLIO, the whole details relating to Mr. Mustapha's
deposit is also with me.
am looking forward for a foreigner like you who will stand in as the next of
kin to Mr. mustapha.i have worked out modalities of achieving my aim by
appointing you as the next of kin to Mr. Mustapha as well as transfer the money
abroad for us to share.
I will use an attorney who will represent you as the beneficiary to execute
series of affidavit in support of your claim including certificate of origin of
the money i mean letter of administration which empowers your claim.
Please note that you will not be required to sign any transfer document as the
pointed attorney will do all that, if you agree to act as the next of
kin/beneficiary to enable me transfer/convert the money to our own benefit/use,
I will give you 30% of entire sum, 60% will be for me while 10% will be to take
care of all unforeseen expenses as we may incure in the course including in
this transaction.
I will also want you to furnish me with your full name, contact address, and
telephone/ fax numbers respectively. I am urgently waiting for your reply to my
more private email Hello,
I am Dr Steve Bassey, the accountant general of UNITED BANK OF AFRICA PLC, I
request your co-operation in the transaction of a huge amount, on sept.1996 an
oil consultant/contractor with the Kuwait oil Ministry,Mr Ahmed Yousuf
Mustapha, an Iraq national made a fixed deposit in our UNITED BANK OF AFRICA
PLC.(U.B.A).
On maturity we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply, after a month we sent a reminder and finally his employer wrote to
inform us that Mr. Mustapha died in automobile accident, that he died without
making a will while our attempt to trace his next of kin through Iraq embassy
proved fruitless.
When he was making deposition in my bank, he did not declare his next of kin in
his deposit application form, when i reminded him he said he wished it so, in
the conservative manner of our bank, I did not turn down his request rather
honor it considering his high net worth.
The point is that his employers are not aware of his deposit with us, therefore
i am the only person who know about Mr. Mustapha's deposit, which is now laying
in DORMANT ACCOUNT PORTFOLIO, the whole details relating to Mr. Mustapha's
deposit is also with me.
am looking forward for a foreigner like you who will stand in as the next of
kin to Mr. mustapha.i have worked out modalities of achieving my aim by
appointing you as the next of kin to Mr. Mustapha as well as transfer the money
abroad for us to share.
I will use an attorney who will represent you as the beneficiary to execute
series of affidavit in support of your claim including certificate of origin of
the money i mean letter of administration which empowers your claim.
Please note that you will not be required to sign any transfer document as the
pointed attorney will do all that, if you agree to act as the next of
kin/beneficiary to enable me transfer/convert the money to our own benefit/use,
I will give you 30% of entire sum, 60% will be for me while 10% will be to take
care of all unforeseen expenses as we may incure in the course including in
this transaction.
I will also want you to furnish me with your full name, contact address, and
telephone/ fax numbers respectively. I am urgently waiting for your reply to my
more private e mail address

you know this is a very delicate transaction it must be handled with
seriousness.
Best regards
Dr Steve Bassey.




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