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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: mikekaku@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 18:27:37 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20FROM=20THE=20DESK=20OF=20=20MR=2E=20MIKE=20KAKUI=2C?=

FROM THE DESK OF MR. MIKE KAKUI,
ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
E-MAIL;mikeuti_2@yahoo.com

ATTENTION: PRESIDENT/CEO,


STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I AM MR MIKE KAKU THE MANAGER, BILLS AND
EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE
ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC. I AM WRITING
THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION
TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY
DEPARTMENT. WE DISCOVEREDAN ABANDONED SUM OF
$25,000,000.00 (TWOENTY FIVE 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 PLANE CRASH.
SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEE 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 SOME ONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE
NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR
BANKING GUIDELINES. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR
FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANTRELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO
CLAIM THE SAID FUND. UPON THIS DISCOVERY,I AND OTHER
OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED TO MAKE
BUSINESS WITHYOU 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 ASUNCLAIMED FUND.
WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE ASSTATED 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 THE SUCCESSFUL
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, ADDRESS AND YOUR DESIGNATED
BANK COORDINATES TO ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO
THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS
BEFORE THETRANSFER CAN BE MADE. NOTE ALSO, THIS
TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
BECAUSE OF ITS NATURE.I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT
RESPONSE.MR .MIKE KAKU
Please reply to this E-MAIL;mikeuti_2@yahoo.com



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