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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: drolmed0013@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 11:31:02 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE.

From;Dr Ola Ahmed
Branch Manager,
Zenith International bank Plc,
Ilupeju branch, Lagos Nigeria
E-mail:drolmed0011@yahoo.co.in

Dear Sir/Madam.

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal, though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but my
confidence was reposed on you when the Chief Executive of Lagos State chamber
of Commerce and Industry handed me your contact for a confidential business.

I am the manager of Zenith International bank Plc, Ilupeju branch, Lagos
Nigeria. The intended business is thus; We had a customer, a Foreigner resident
in Nigeria, he was a Contractor with one of the Government Parastatals.
He has in his Account in my branch the sum of US$21.5 Million (Twenty One
Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars).Unfortunately, the man died
three years ago until today non-of his next of kin has come forward to claim
the money.

Having noticed this,I in collaboration with two other top Officials of the
bank have covered up the account all this while. Now we want you (being
a foreigner) to be fronted as one of his next of kin and forward your account
and other relevant documents to be advised to you by us to attest to the
Claim. We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back
up the claims. The whole procedures will last only five working days to
get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even now or in future.
Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have arranged all necessary
things.

As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me indicating your
interest, then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that
the deal is successfully concluded. For your assistance we have agreed to
give you twenty five percent (25%) of the Total sum at the end of the transaction
while 65% would be for my colleagues and I and the remaining 10% would be
for any form of expenses that may be incurred during the course of the transaction
which would be given to us when the money is transferred into your account
before splitting the balance on the agreed percentage of 65% to 25%.

In order to get all the legal documents from the court, kindly send the
following information to us immediately. Your full name, telephone, mobile
and fax numbers as well as your resident or company address.

I await your earliest response.Please reply through my personal email:drolmed0011@yahoo.co.in

Thanks,

Yours Sincerely,

Dr Ola Ahmed.


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