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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: "PETER OKOH" <peterokoh5@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:58:59 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

FROM THE DESK PETER OKOH,
WEMA BANK PLC,LAGOS-NIGERIA.
EMAIL:peterokoh8@caramail.com



DEAR SIR/MADAM,

STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS

PROPOSAL
I AM PETER OKOH, THE MANAGER,

BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF

THE WEMA BANK PLC.
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK

FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION

TO CARRY
OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN

MY DEPARTMENT.
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF

$15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION

UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT

THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN

CUSTOMERS
WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE

FAMILY OF A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN

IN NOVEMBER
1997 IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT.

SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH, WE

HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS

NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME
OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY

AS THE HEIR,BECAUSE WE CANNOT

RELEASE
THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS

SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE

NEXT-OF-KIN
TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN

OUR BANKING

GUIDELINES.UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER
THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT

RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO

CLAIM THE
SAID FUND.

UPON THIS DISCOVERY,I AND OTHER

OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT HAVE

AGREED TO
MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE

THE TOTAL AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT

AS
THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE

CAME FOR IT OR DISCOVERED HE

MAINTAINED
ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK,OTHERWISE

THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE

BANKS TREASURY
AS UNCLAIMED FUND.

WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF

SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS; 30

% FOR
YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, 60 % FOR

US THE OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT

AND 10%
FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL

AND FOREIGN EXPENCES INCURRED BY

US AND
YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS

BUSINESS. UPON THSUCCESSFUL

COMPLETION OF
THIS TRANSFER, I AND ONE OF MY

COLLEAGUES WILL COME TO YOUR

COUNTRY AND
MIND OUR SHARE. IT IS FROM OUR 60

% WE INTEND TO IMPORT AGRICULTURAL

MACHINERIES
INTO MY COUNTRY AS A WAY OF

RECYCLING THE FUND.

TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE

REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY

INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL AND

ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT

TELEPHONE NUMBER,
FAX NUMBER FULL NAME AND ADDRESS

AND YOUR DESIGNATED BANK

COORDINATES TO
ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO

THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR

NECESSARY
APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN

BE MADE.

NOTE ALSO,THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE

KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
BECAUSE OF IT'S NATURE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR

PROMPT
RESPONSE.

REGARDS,
MR. PETER OKOH.
WEMA BANK PLC.




NB
PLEASE,REPLY MY MAIL TO THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS<peterokoh8@caramail.com>


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