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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: <ezekonwuka@web.de>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:52:00 +0100
Subject: DEAR FRIEND.



OFFSHORE PAYMENT OFFICER
ASSURANCE BANK LTD
Plot 634, Adeyemo Alakija Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
E-MAIL:eze_k_onwuka@yahoo.com
                            
Dear Sir ,

I am Mr Eze K Onwuka, the Offshore Payment Officer at the ASSURANCE  BANK LTD and close friend to Late Mr.Steve Brown, from your country. First,I got your contact address through YOUR COUNTRY CHAMBER OF COMMERNCE  WEBSITE DIRECTORY, In my files I discovered that my customer abandoned sum of US$10.5  Million {Ten million Five Hundred Thousand United states Dollars) in our bank Assurance Bank Ltd. On a record before my department I was made ASSURANCE BANK LTD to know that on the 1st of June 2003, him and his family were involv! ed in a car accident along Kumasi-Aburi Express road. All occupants of the  vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace your  name as his relatives because he is from same country with you.  Since I got  information about his death, My office has been expecting his next of kin to come  over and make claim of this money which is currently deposited in our  custody because the Assurance Bank Ltd cannot release it directly to me or any other person unless somebody applies for the release of it as next of kin to the deceased as indicated in our mutual agreement (Between THE DECEASED  and the ASSURANCE BANK MANAGEMENT), unfortunately his supposed next of kin  died along with him at the Fatal auto crash.

It therefore upon discovery the ugly news that I now decided to make business with you to direct you on how to apply with this office (ASSURANCE BANK LTD) to assist in re! patriating the money left behind by my friend before they get confisca ted or declared unserviceable by the bank. The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that my customerwas a foreigner and the next of kin died been the wife died alongside with him and also a citizen of Nigeria cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two year now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD$10.5 million can be paid to you and then you and l can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you, I have the necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any claim we may  make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal  through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement  that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please endeavour to contact me immediatel! y through my private and confidential Email Address as  indicated {eze_k_onwuka@yahoo.com}Expecting a positive response
soonest.

Sincerely yours,
Mr.Eze K Onwuka.
{Assurance Bank}

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