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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: emekaagiliga123456@tiscali.at
Reply-To: eagiliga@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 09:12:50 +0000
Subject: MR.Johnson Emeka

MR.Johnson Emeka
BRANCH MANAGER,
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
ILUPEJU BRANCH LAGOS
NIGERIA.
ATTN: PRESIDENT/C.E.O

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable
business proposal, though I don't know you neither have I seen you
before but my confidence was reposed on you when the Chief Executive of
Lagos
State chamber of Commerce and Industry handed me your contact for a
confidential business. I am the manager of United Bank for Africa Plc
(UBA), Ilupeju branch, Lagos Nigeria. The intended business is thus; We
had a customer, a Foreign resident in Nigeria, he was a Contractor with
one of the Government Parastatals. He has in his Account in my branch
the sum of US 7.5 Million (seven million five hundred thousand united
states dollars only). Unfortunately, the man died three years ago until

today non-of his next of kin has come forward to claim the money.
Having noticed this, I in collaboration with two other top Officials of
the
bank have covered up the account all this while. Now we want you (being
a
foreigner) to be fronted as one of his next of kin and forward your account
and
other relevant documents to be advised to you by us to attest to the Claim.

We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up

the claims. The whole procedures will last only five working days to get

the fund retrieved successfully without trace even now or in future.
Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have arranged all
necessary things.

As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back
to me indicating your interest, then I will furnish you with the whole
procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully concluded. For your assistance

we have agreed to give you twenty five percent (25%) of the Total sum at

the end of the transaction while 65% would be for my colleagues and I and

the remaining 10% would be for any form of expenses that may be incurred
during the course of the transaction which would be given to us when
the money is transferred into your account before splitting the balance
on
the agreed percentage of 65% to 25%. In order to get all the legal
documents from the court, kindly send the following information to us
immediately. Your full name, telephone, mobile and fax numbers as well
as your resident or company address. I await your earliest response.

Thanks,

Yours Sincerely,
MR.Johnson Emeka


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