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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: paul6 belonwu <paul6belonwu@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 04:25:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE


PAUL BELONWU.
United Bank for Africa UBA PLC.
Re: Transfer of USD$21,395,000.00.
Dear sir,
in other to transfer US$21,395,000.00.(Twenty One
Million Three
Hundred and Ninty Five Thousand United States Dollars
Only). from our bank, I have the courage to ask you to
look for a reliable and honest person who will be
capable of this important business beliveing that you
will not let me down.
I am Mr. PAUL BELONWU. I am an auditor by profession.I
headed a team that audited the account of United Bank
for Africa PLC (UBA). There is an account opened in
this bank in 1980 and since 1990 nobody has operated
on this account again.
After an intensive investigations,I discovered that if
I do not find a way to get the amount in question
stacked out somewhere safe urgently it will be
forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account, ENGR.SMITH U. WILLIAMS, a
foreigner, the manager of Petro- Technical Support
Services, a chemical engineer by profession and he
died in 1990 and no other person knows about this
account or any other beneficiary.
My investigations rove to me as well that this
company does no know anything about the said account
has no attachment to the said amount.
The amount involved is US$21,395,000.00. (Twenty One
Million Three Hundred and Ninty Five Thousand United
States Dollars Only). In the light of the fact, I need
your assistance to open your door to this opportunity
by providing your account
or any account of your choice where the fund will be
remitted. I want to transfer this money into a safe
foreigner's account
abroad but I don't know any one who could actually
assist, I am only contacting you as a foreigner
because this money can only be approved to a foreign
account because the money is in US Dollars and the
owner of the account ENGR. SMITH U. WILLIAMS and a
foreigner too. know that this mail will come as
surprise to you as we don't know ourselves,but be sure
that is for real.
I got your contact on the net believing that you will
not le me down in this business. You are the only
person that I have contacted for this business, so
please reply urgently so that I will let you know what
steps to take next.Send also your private telephone,
fax and mobile number for easy communication including
the full details of the account to be used for the
deposit.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a
foreigner with foreign account. I need your full
co-operation to
make this work out alright. Your assistance as
foreigner is necessary because the management of the
bank is ready to welcome any person, a foreigner who
has correct information of this account, which I will
give to you immediately, if you are interested to
conclude this transaction with me. If your are capable
of handling such amount in strict confidence,keeping
to
my istructions I need a sincere person for this
venture because I don't want to make mistake, I need
your strong assurance that
this money will be intact pending my arrival in your
country for sharing.
I will apply for annual leave immediately I hear from
you that you are ready to act and receive this fund
into your account. This is to enable me use my
position and influence to effect
legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance forms of the
ministries and foreign
exchange department. At the conclusion of this
business, you will be given 25% of the total
amount,70% will be for us and 5%for any expenses
incurred during the transaction. I look forward to
your earnest reply.
Yours truly,
MR PAUL BELONWU.
ALTERNATE EMAIL:paul_belonwu@box.az



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