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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: "peterokoh3@pnetmail.co.za" <peterokoh02@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:34:38 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

FROM THE DESK PETER OKOH,
WEMA BANK PLC,LAGOS-NIGERIA.
EMAIL:peterokoh3@pnetmail.co.za



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<peterokoh3@pnetmail.co.za>









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