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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: rech_ebn_plc@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:49:15 -1000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Get=20back=20to=20me=20asap=2E?=

DR. REACHARD E. UKAH,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
ECO BANK NIG PLC,
LAGOS - NIGERIA.

(URGEN AND CONFIDENTIAL)

Attn:

Taking into considerations that we have not met before,l know this mail
although it's for good motive,may come to you as a surprise.l got your contact
address through the international business directory. l decided to contact
you for this reason believing that you would be capable to work-out this
deal for the interest of us based on what we have in the file here.

I am the Auditing and Accounting Unit foreign Remittance Department of the
ECO Bank Plc. I am writing you this letter to ask for your support and co-operation
to carry out this transaction. During our investigation and auditing in
this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging
to a deceased person who died on November 16 2002 in a plane crash and the
fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of
the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery
to this development. Although personally, I keep this nformation secret
within myself and partners to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable
and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was us$14M
(fourteen million united states dollars).

To this effect, I decided to look for a trusted foreign partner who can
stand in as the next of kin to the deceased and claim this money. We need
a foreign partner to apply for the claim because of the fact that the customer
as a foreigner. And we dont want this money to go into the banks treasure
as unclaimed fund.Every document to affect this process will emanate from
my table and I will perfect every documents to be in accordance with the
banking law and guidelines so you have nothing to worry about.


All i required from you is to account for us to use.We will use normal banking
proceedure and legal means to transfer the fund legally and immediately
within seven to ten working days,the fund will have been transfered into
your designated account abroad.What I request is absolute secrecy and onfidentiality.And
that you will not disappoint me when the fund is transfered into your account.


We have agreed that 35% of the money will be for you, 5% for expenses incurred
on the both side while 60% will be for me. Remember "GOODthings takes time
to happen while GREAT things takes all at onces". If you are going to help
me, indicate by replying this mail as soon as possible.I await your immediate
reply to enable us start this transaction in earnest.

Once I receive your reply, I will send you the form of application for immediate
application of claim. Thanks for your anticipated assistance.

Please, you can get back to me thruogh my private mailbox: reachmore_2003@yahoo.co.uk

Your's faithfully,

Dr. Reachard.




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