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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: "Charles Okafor" <charlesokafor01@s-tandardtrust.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:11:16 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

I am an accountant with STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC; my name is Mr. CHARLES
OKAFOR a Banker. I am the Accounts officer to ENGINEER (A.MEYER) a Foreign
National, who is a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.

Here in after shall be referred to as my client On 30 JAN 2000, my client,
his wife, and their three children were involved in an Auto-Crash along
Lagos -Sagamu Expressway and all died in thisfatal Auto- crash on 21st
April 2001. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to
locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, hence I contacted you. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get the account confiscated or
declaredunserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged,
particularly the STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC. Where the deceased had an account
Valued at about ($6.0million us dollars) has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated within the next ten
official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are related so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($6.0
million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the
money 60% to me and 40% to you .An attorney will be contracted to help us
revalidate and notarize all the necessarylegal documents that can be used to
back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law and also
please send to me your telephone number so that i can be able to call at
once.You can send your further response to my private
email:charles_okafor@ozu.es

Best regards,

CHARLES OKAFOR


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