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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: "Johnson Eze" <johnsoneze@nalmerchantbankng.org>
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:18:00 +0000
Subject: READ THIS MAIL AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

NAL MERCHANT BANK LIMITED.
PLOT#: 6/108 BROAD STREET, P.O.BOX: 70007.P.M.B: 2276009.
TELEX: NMBL0096.TEL: 234-1-7918592.
FAX: 234-9-2728329
FROM THE DESK: JOHNSON EZE
MANAGER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATION
NAL MERCHANT BANK LIMITED.
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
CONSULTANT EMAIL: MRJOHNSONEZE46_NALMERCHANTBANK@YAHOO.COM

Attention ,

Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you, I m Mr. Johnson Eze, I
am the Manager of International Relation with Nal Merchant Bank Limited, I
'm 45yrs 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 Creek. 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 June 2001, 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 Creek and his entire family was
confirmed died.

My Board Directors and Board Management of Nal Merchant Bank has mandated
and instructed me to look for Mr. Hamilton Creek relation/relatives and his
next of Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's Fund, Since June 2001 till
date, I have been looking for Mr. Hamilton Creek 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 Creek 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 Creek died with
all his family members.
The reason why I contacted you is thus, Mr. Hamilton is dead, and his only
son whom supposed to inherit his properties and money also died with him. As
at this moment, nobody or person[s] is coming to claim this money from our
bank. The board directors and management of our bank has told me that if
nobody or person[s] 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 Creek, I want you to act as the Hamilton's Brother, so
that you will inherit Mr. Hamilton Creek 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 Thousand Dollars, this is the exact amount which late Mr. Hamilton
Creek 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 Nal Merchant Bank Limited, 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 Creek, 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 Creek, and I will let
the bank know that you are the only right 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 Creek, and
all Mr. Hamilton Creek Properties and his Money US$9.2M Nine Million Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars will be Transferred into your own Account as Mr.
Hamilton Creek 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 or call me on my direct cell
phone number: 2348030690983, 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 Creek 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,

Mr. Johnson Eze.


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