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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: "CHARLES EBUKA" <charles_ebus@yahoo.com.au> (may be fake)
Reply-To: charles-ebuka@excite.com
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 07:51:48 +0100
Subject: INHERITANCE CLAIM

THE DESK OF BARRISTER CHARLES EBUKA
ADDRESS NO 253 HIGH STREET ACCRA GHANA
Reply:charles-ebuka@excite.com
DEAR SIR
I AM BARRISTER CHARLES EBUKA, THE ATTORNEY TO LATE ALEXANDER HARRIS, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN GHANA. HERE IN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT. ON THE 23RD OF
NOVEMBER 1996, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES BOEING 767 ALONG BEACH ON MORONI, COMOROS. (NOVEMBER 23, 1996) ALL OCCUPANTS OF
THE FLIGHT UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES.

SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACK HIS LAST NAME OVER THE INTERNET, TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTACTED
YOU. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSER VICEABLE BY THE BANK HERE.

THESE HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED PARTICULARLY, WITH THE "INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK ACCRA GHANA" WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT $7.5MILLION DOLLARS.
THE BANK HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED. SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 4 YEARS NOW.

I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SOTHAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT $7.5MILLION DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND ME CAN SHARE THE MONEY.60% TOME AND 40% TO YOU I WILL PROCURE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS FURNISH ME WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION
.

1)YOUR FULL NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS
2)YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR COMMUNICATION PURPOSE
3)YOUR OCCUPATION, AGE AND POSITION

ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS DEAL THROUGH .I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.

NOTE: REPLY ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:
charles-ebuka@excite.com
BARRISTER CHARLES EBUKA


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