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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: keita okoh <keita_okoh505@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:03:39 +0100 (BST)
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT




For your kind attention,

Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you,
I`m Dr Keita Okoh, I am the Manager of International
Relation with Citizen Bank Plc, I 'm 38yrs old, I got
your email address on the Internet, and my confidence
reposed on you. I hope you read this message carefully
and reply me immediately. Although we have not meet
before, but I suggest that this transaction will bring
us together.
My dear, we have a customer, a foreigner but base here
in Nigeria, his Name is Mr. HAMILTON TAYLOR,. He is
from Atlanta Georgia United State of America, but base
here with his wife and his two children, Mr. Hamilton
has being banking with our bank for the past 4yrs,
some time August 2002, Mr. Hamilton was on his way to
his house, and unfortunately, Mr. Hamilton ran into a
Trailer load of Groundnut Oil, and died immediately,
their car got burnt, no single soul was saved, Mr.
Hamilton and his entire family was confirmed died.
My Board Directors and Board Management of Citizen
Bank Plc has mandated and instructed me to look for
Mr. Hamilton relation/relatives and his next of Kin to
come and claim Mr. Hamilton's Fund, Since August 2002
till date, I have been looking for Mr. Hamilton
relation's and relatives/Next of Kin to come and claim
Mr. Hamilton's Fund which he deposited with our bank,
I have contacted his Embassy and after 3days, his
Ambassador told me that Mr. Hamilton has no relation
and no next of kin, their Ambassador told me that Mr.
Hamilton used his first son as his next of kin, but it
is quite unfortunate that Mr. Hamilton died with
all his family members.
The reason why I contacted you is this, Mr. Hamilton
is dead, and his only son whom is supposed to inherit his
properties and money also died with him. As at this
moment, nobody or persons is coming to claim this
money from our bank. The board directors and
management of our bank has told me that if nobody or
persons apply for the claim of Mr. Hamilton Fund, the
bank will return Mr. Hamilton's Fund into our Federal
Reserve. In the Light of the above, I want you to
stand as the Relation/relative of Late Mr. Hamilton; I
want you to act as the Hamilton's Relative, so that
you will inherit Mr. Hamilton Money which he deposited
with our bank, it might interest you to know that Mr.
Hamilton has a Domiciliary Bank Account with our Bank
and he has a total sum of US$9.2M Nine Million Two
Hundred Dollars, this is the exact amount which late
Mr. Hamilton has in his domiciliary Account, and this
money is still in his account as unclaimed money.
This transaction is very easy and simple, and it is
100% risk free, I'm the Manager for International
Relations with Citizen Bank Plc, and the Management
and Board Directors of the Bank are waiting for me to
provide to them the Relation or next of Kin to late
Mr. Hamilton, of which I told them that I am still
searching the next of kin to the deceased. Finally, if
you are interested with this transaction, I will front
you to the bank as the only next of kin to late Mr.
Hamilton, and I will let the bank know that you are
the only rightful person to inherit late Mr. Hamilton
Funds and properties. if you agree with me, I will
present you to my bank as the rightful person/next of
kin to Late Mr. Hamilton, and all Mr. Hamilton
Properties and his Money US$9.2M Nine Million Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars will be Transferred into your
own Account as Mr. Hamilton next of kin. If you are
interested, let me inform you that I have all the
documents to back you-up claim the funds, so you have
nothing to worry, if you are interested, just email me on my
private email address: keita_okoh505@yahoo.co.uk
If you are interested, late Mr.
Hamilton Funds will be Credited into your Account and
all his Properties will be Released to you either
through Courier Services or the Bank will Cargo all
his properties to you in any were you want it. So
reply me immediately and let me know what you say,
feel free to ask any questions. We will share Late Mr.
Hamilton Funds 50-50; you will take 50%
of the US$9.2M. Which is US$4.600, 000.00 Four Million
Six Hundred Thousand Dollars, while the Balance of the
same amount will be mine.
I will be waiting for your immediate response, Thanks
and have a nice day.
Friendly Regards

Dr Keita Okoh

keita_okoh505@yahoo.co.uk




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