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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Godwin Uka" <goddymiller20@msn.com>
Reply-To: goddymiller@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:39:42 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF:DR.GODWIN UKA

FROM THE DESK OF:DR.GODWIN UKA
(BRANCH MANAGER).
CITI BANK GROUP OF LAGOS.
2 MARINA STREET LAGOS,
(LAGOS NIGERIA)
EMAIL:goddymiller2@hotmail.com

STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL.

DEAR, BEFORE I START, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS UNSOLICITED MAIL TO
YOU.I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO STARTING
A RELATIONSHIP,BUT AS TIME GOES ON YOU WILL REALIZE THE NEED FOR MY
ACTION.MY NAME IS DR.GODWSIN UKA,ONE OF THE BRANCH MANAGER OF NILL BANK
NIGERIA PLC. TO MRS.JOAN MELISSA ,A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY,WHO WORKED WITH
AN OIL COMPANY IN NIGERIA.HERE-IN-AFTER REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON THE 21ST
OF APRIL 2001, MY CLIENT AND HER FOUR CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A GHASTLY
MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGAMU EXPRESS ROAD.

MY CLIENT AND HER ENTIRE FAMILY UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE
ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE
ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, WHICH HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AFTER THESE
SEVERAL UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPTS.

MY MAIN REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY
AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR
DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY MY BANK WHERE THEY ARE DEPOSITED/LODGED,WHERE THE
DECEASED HAS A FIXED SUM OF USD$6M(SIX MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).THE
ENTIRE MANAGEMENT OF MY BANK HAS ISSUED ME A FINAL NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE
NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT OR THEY WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO
CONFISCATE HER FUNDS.

SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING MY CLIENT'S RELATIVES FOR
THE PAST 2 YEARS, NOW THEREFORE I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE
NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT SO THAT THE SAID FUNDS AS STATED ABOVE CAN BE PAID
TO YOU INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT FOR THE BANK. NOW THIS IS BEETWING YOU ME AND
OUT OF MY GOOD MIND I AM GIVING YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS THE ACCOUNT
OWNER WHY 55% WILL BE FOR ME AND THE REMAINING 15% WILL BE FOR ANY EXPENSSES
THAT MAY ARISE IN THE CUORSE OF TRANSACTION.

ALL THE NECESSARY/LEGAL DOCUMENTS NEED FOR THIS CLAIM ARE UNDER MY CARE, ALL
I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS ARRANGEMENT
THROUGH I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE
ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU AND ME FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.DO REPLY
ME VIA THIS EMAIL ADDRESS WHIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
:goddymiller2@hotmail.com

1. YOUR FULL NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS,
2.YOUR PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,

ONCE YOU INDICATE YOUR INTREST IN THIS BUSINESS I WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF MY
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT AND A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF MY HUMBLE SELF THAT YOU MAY
WHOM YOU ARE DEALING WHIT, WIATING TO HERE FROM YOU.

BEST REGARDS,

DR.GODWIN UKA
BRANCH MANAGER,
CITI BANK GROUP OF LAGOS,
E-mail:goddymiller2@hotmail.com


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