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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "wilson obiora" <wilsonobiora@alexandria.cc>
Reply-To: wilsonobiora@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 15:55:17 GMT
Subject: Request For Foreign Partner

Citizen Trust bank
Citizen House Marina
Lagos State
Nigeria.
                 Request For Foreign Partner
Dear sir,
I sincerely write to seek your co-operation and trust
to enable my colleagues and I carry out an urgent
business opportunity in my department. I work with the
citizen Bank of Nigeria PLC; currently I am the senior
manager of bills and exchange at the foreign remittance
department of my bank. I was the account officer to
one Mr. Ali B. Ashraf who died along with his family
on the 8th of November 1999 in an ADC Boeing 727 plane
crash at EgirinRiver. All 141 passengers on board were
feared dead. He left in his domiciliary account the total
sum of $20 million ( Twenty million USA Dollars). Since the management got the information of his death we have been expecting any of his relation or his next of kin to come up and claim his money.
  Unfortunately from the day of his death till the time
of this letter none of his relation or friends has come up
for the claim. The banking and financial law of citizen
bank of Nigeria Plc stipulates that if such fund remained
unclaimed after a period of five (5)years it will be transferred
into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill. On this discovery
sir, I and two other senior staffs now decided do business
with you and release the money to you as the next of kin to
Ali B. Ashraf for safety and subsequent disbursement. I
will soon proceed for my retirement leave this year, and I
personally do notwant this fund to be transferred into the
bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
 That is why I wanted the fund to be move out of the bank before I proceed on my retirement from the banking services by october 15th 2005.
 The need for a foreigner as next of kin in this project is
occasioned by the fact that the customer Mr. Ali Ashraf was
a foreigner and a Nigerian cannot stand as his next of kin
or heir. We have agreed that 30% of the Fund would be for
you as foreign partner; thereafter my colleague and I will
visit your country for disbursement according to the
percentages indicated. To enable the immediate transfer of
the fund into your nominated account, you will first apply
to the bank as the next of kin of the deceased. Indicating
your bank account number and locationwherein the money will
be remitted. Upon receipt of your acknowledgement
indicating your interest, I will send to you the text of
the application that you will send to the citizen
Bank authority for an approval to submit your claims.
Send your reply through my direct and private email
address (wilsonobiora@yahoo.com) indicates your
direct Fax and telephone numbers foreffective communication
that this transaction needs. Do not reply through the
citizen bank email address because it's belonged to the
senior staffs for public use. Please note that you are not
to appear in person, as every thing regarding this project
will be strictly on documentations and every banking
documents needed for this transaction will be taken care of
by my self.
 Looking forward to urgently hearing from you.
Yours Faithfully
Wilson Obiora
Tel:234-80-34307922
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