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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: "Jay Martin" <jay_martin@internationalcommercialbankworld.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:46:08 +0000
Subject: reply every ungent

MR Jay Martin

FINANCIAL TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA

LAGOS T.HOUSE BRANCH.



***************************************************************************************

RE; TRANSFER OF $15M (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED
STATESDOLLARS)

****************************************************************************************

HELLO DEAR



MAY I INTRODUCE MYSELF, I AM MISS. KENLLY WILLIAMS

A SECRETARY IN MY BANK .I HAVE A VERY PRIVATE AND

CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL FOR YOU, AS REGARDS THE TRANSFER

OF $15M (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATED DOLLARS) WHICH

WAS LEFT BEHIND BY A CLIENT OF MY BANK, WHO DIED

ALONGSIDE HIS FAMILY IN A TRAGIC BOMB BLAST ACCIDENT

THAT WRECKED THE CITY OF LAGOS NIGERIA. ON MAY 23RD

2000, A FOREIGN OIL MERCHANT WHO WORKS WITH THE

NIGERIAN NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION, MR. SMITH SHAW,

DEPOSITED IN A FIXED DEPOSIT, THE SUM OF ($15M)

FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATED DOLLARS). AFTER THE

EXPIRATION OF HIS FIXED DEPOSIT, AND PAYMENT DUE, I

DISCOVERED THAT HE WAS AMONG THE DEAD VICTIMS IN A

LAGOS BOMB BLAST.

ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT HE DID NOT

LEAVE A WILL AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF

KIN WERE FRUITLESS SINCE HE DIED WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO

CHILDREN. (CHARLES AND VICKY)

UPON MY FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT MR.

SMITH SHAW DID NOT DECLARE ANY NEXT OF KIN IN ALL

HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HIS BANK DEPOSIT

PAPERWORK. THIS SUM OF US$15,000,000 (FIFTEEN MILLION

$USD) IS STILL IN THE BANK AND THE INTEREST IS BEING

ROLLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH

YEAR. NO ONE WILL EVER COME FORWARD TO CLAIM IT.

ACCORDING TO THE BANKING LAW HAS CONTAINED IN THE

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION WITH MY BANK, AS AT THE TIME

HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY, AT THE EXPIRATION OF (6)

YEARS, THE MONEY WILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BANK IF HE DID NOT APPLY FOR

THE CLAIM OF THE FUNDS, AND SAD ENOUGH TO HEAR, THAT

THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MY BANK WORK

HAND IN HANDS WITH THE TOP OFFICIALS OF WEST AFRICAN

WAR ACTIVIST WHO FUND MAJOR COUP AND WAR IN AFRICAN

COUNTRIES.

CONSEQUENTLY, MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A

FOREIGNER TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR. SMITH

SHAW SO THAT THE FRUITS OF THIS OLD MAN'S LABOR WILL

NOT GET INTO THE HANDS OF SOME CORRUPT WICKED AND

GREEDY OFFICIALS. THIS IS SIMPLE; WE WILL CARRY OUT

THIS ACCORDING TO THE LAW, BY HIRING AN ATTORNEY.

(LAWYER) IN ORDER TO PREVENT TROUBLE AND TO FOLLOW THE

LAW.

WE SHALL EMPLOY THE SERVICE OF AN ATTORNEY FOR

DRAFTING AND NOTARIZATION OF THE WILL AND OBTAIN THE

NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND LETTER OF

PROBATE/ADMINISTRATION IN YOUR FAVOR FOR THE TRANSFER.

A BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, WHICH YOU

PROVIDE, WILL THEN FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS

MONEY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN. THERE IS

NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS AT ALL. HENCE, IT IS 100%

RISK FREE.

ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DONE BY

THE ATTORNEY AND MY POSITION AS THE BRANCH MANAGER

GUARANTEES THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS

TRANSACTION.

UPON YOUR RESPONSE, I SHALL THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE

DETAILS AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL HELP YOU

UNDERSTAND. PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY, AND

REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE MOST

PROFITABLE FOR BOTH OF US, AND THE NEEDY THAT WILL

BENEFIT FROM IT, BECAUSE OF MY POSITION AND AUTHORITY

IN THE BANK. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT 20% OF THESE

FUNDS WOULD GO OUT TO CHARITY, SUCH AS THE VICTIMS OF

THE JANUARY 27 BOMB BLAST, THE ASIAN TSUNAMI DISASTER,

AIDS RESEARCHES 40% FOR YOU, AND THE REMAINING 40% FOR

ME TOO.

UPON YOUR RESPONSE, KINDLY INCLUDE YOUR DIRECT MOBILE

TELEPHONE(S) SO THAT WE CAN BOTH TALK.



MY BEST REGARDS,

MR Jay Martin


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