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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: youngwelldon@z95mail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:24:31 PST
Subject: FROM LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL

LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
# 12 MEDICAL ROAD YABA LAGOS, NIGERIA.

Concerning Late Mr. Charles

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it
was borne out of desperation and Current development. Please bear with me.
I am Doctor young,welldon I was the Personal consultant to Mr. Charles , a
national of your country, who was admitted in our hospital by name Lagos
University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Herein after shall be referred to as
my patient.

On the 9th of April 2003,this client and his Wife was involved in a car
Accident along Saint Matthew way. They where eventually brought to the
hospital for fast attention but due to nature his wife died before we could
attend to her because of extreme loss of blood. I am sorry to use the
language but Mr. Charles was abandoned in this hospital we had no future
contacts of his household members or relatives but the hospital went ahead
and made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of this patient
extended relatives but this has proved Unsuccessful.

This hospital was personally made to understand by Louis that he had some
funds in a Bank in Nigeria by name Access Bank Of Nigeria. He said he is
telling us that in case he dies but we encouraged him that he isn’t going
to die but he went ahead to give us the account information’s and contacts
to the bank. While he was still alive after several unsuccessful attempts
to find his relatives, we decided to involve the Nigerian-International
People Background Search institution for a strong research on his last
name.

After their research they got your name and email address and forwarded it
to the hospital. The hospital informed me about this and also appointed me
to handle this issue Hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to work
with the hospital in repatriating the money and property left behind by
this patient who has been proven by the background institution as your
relative before they get confiscated or declared Unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits were Lodged according to Late Charles .

The deceased before his death had made the hospital understand that he had
an account valued at about 20 million Dollars with the Access Bank of
Nigeria.Louis said that this account was opened up with an agreement of
terms and conditions of closure for he said that the funds contained in
that account was his funds paid to him after business with the Nigerian
crude oil organization and may be confiscated after a period of time if
funds are not totally withdrawn from that account.

Since the hospital have been unsuccessful in locating the Relatives for
about a year now we seek your consent to Present you as the next of kin of
the deceased since the background institution says that you are his
relative in which you may not know or believe so that the proceeds of this
account valued at 20 million dollars can be paid To you as his kin.! All we
require from you is to be truthful, straightforward and your honest
co-operation to enable us put you through in this project.

In Your next email to me make sure you include a valid Telephone and mobile
number for the hospital management will like to speak with you before
further proceedings. Once we speak with you and are satisfied then we shall
release all banking information’s including the contact to the bank given
to us.

We look forward to your urgent response.

Best Regards,
Dr young,welldon

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