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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: "ishaya SANI" <bsani345@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:54:49 +0000
Subject: urgent please!!!

FROM: BAMAIYI ISHAYA SANI

ATTN:Ronald J.N.

BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I AM BAMAIYI ISHAYA SANI, AN AUDITOR WITH THE APAPA BRANCH OF THE FIRST BANK
OF NIGERIA PLC AND I WILL WANT TO TRANSACT THIS BUSINESS WITH YOU.

THERE IS A DORMANT ACCOUNT IN THE APAPA BRANCH OF THE FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA
PLC WITH A CREDIT BALANCE OF US$20 MILLION, WHICH HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR FIVE
YEARS NOW. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THE
ACCOUNT, MR JOHN CREEK AN AMERICAN CITIZEN DIED ON AN AIR CRASH THAT
INVOLVED KENYA AIRWAYS SOME YEARS AGO AND HE DEPOSITED THIS MONEY PRIVATELY.
SINCE THEN NO ONE HAS COME OVER TO CLAIM THE MONEY EVEN AFTER THE BANK HAS
SEARCHED FOR HIS NEXT OF KIN BUT COULD NOT FOUND ANY.

NOW I WANT TO USE YOU OR YOUR COMPANY AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO CLAIM THE FUND
SINCE THE BANK IS READY TO PAY THE FUND TO THE NEXT OF KIN WITH A PROPER
EVIDENCE.IN MY OWN SIDE,I WILL PROVIDE ALL THE NECCESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT
WILL BACK UP THIS CLAIM WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.
WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR THE NAME OF
YOUR COMPANY TO STAND AS THE SISTER COMPANY OF THE LATE JONH CREEK AND GET
THE DOCUMENTATIONS NECESSARY FROM THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES TO TRANSFER
THE TWENTY MILLION U.S. DOLLARS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I WILL SUPPLY TO THE BANK WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION THAT THE BANK
MAY NEED FOR EASY APPROVAL OF THE MONEY IN YOUR FAVOUR. AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL
REMITTANCE OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, I WILL DESTROY ALL THE DOCUMENTS
INVOLVED,INCLUDING THE COMPUTER DISKETTES.

YOU ARE ENTITLE TO RECEIVE 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR PROVIDING YOUR
ACCOUNT,WHILE 60%WILL BE FOR ME AND 5% WILL BE MAPPED OUT TO COVER SUNDRY
EXPENSES THAT WILL OCCUR IN THIS TRANSACTION.I WILL LIKE YOU TO USE MY OWN
SHARE TO INVEST FOR ME IN YOUR PLACE. THIS WE SHALL DISCUSS FURTHER UPON
WHEN THE FUND IS SUCCESSFULLY CREDITED INTO THE ACCOUNT YOUU WILL PROVIDE.
MY ASSURANCE IS THAT THERE IS NO RISK WHATSOEVER INVOLVE IN THIS
TRANSACTION.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,KINDLY SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA MY EMAIL
ADDRESS SO AS TO ENABLE ME SUBMIT IT TO THE APPRPRIATE QUARTERS FOR THE
APPROVAL OF THE FUND IN YOUR NAME:

1.NAME AND ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK,TEL,FAX
2.YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
3.YOUR PRIVATE MOBILE TEL.NO/FAX NO.
4.YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS

UPON RECEIPT OF THESE INFORMATION, ACTION WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT
FURTHER DELAY AND WITHIN THE SPACE OF ONE WEEK, THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED
ACCORDINGLY.

YOURS SINCERELY,

BAMAIYI ISHAYA SANI

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