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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: "Ade Johnson" <accnt_adejohnson02@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 04:02:33 +0100
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL(I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE)

FROM THE DESK OF: Dr.Ade Johnson
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC,
57 MARINA ROAD,
LAGOS,NIGERIA.
EMAIL:accnt_adejohnson@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

My name is Dr.Ade Johnson, I am an Accountant with
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA.

I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my
bank (Christian Eich) who had a plane crash and died
with his wife and two children on 30th JULY,2000
CONCORDE PLANE CRASH [ Flight AF4590] with the whole
passengers aboard,see below Website for more
information about the plane crash.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

There is an account opened in this bank in 2000 by
this great late INDUSTRIALIST/FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
CONTRACTOR and carmaker BMW's museum Director who died
without a written or oral WILL attatched to the
account. Since his death ,I personally have watched
with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has
proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds
and no other person knows about this account or
anything concerning it, the account has no other
beneficiary and until his death he was the Director of
his company. The total amount involved is
$150,000,000.00 (USD).

We wish to start the first transfer with
US$55,500,000,00.[55.5million] and upon successful
transaction without any disappointment from your side,
we shall re-apply for the transfer of the remaining
balance to your account in bits .I have prayed and i
believe that we must succeed in this transaction with
your utmost co-operation in order to have a smooth and
a successful transfer of the fund to any foreign bank
account which you are going to nominate.On this note,
I decided to seek for a reliable foreigner who will
act as the foreign beneficiary of the fund from the
deceased untill the funds have been finallt transfered
and we will effect an immediate investment on any
viable and reliable project as no one has come up to
be the next of kin.

The banking ethics here does not allow such money to
stay more than six years without claim hence the money
will be recalled to the government treasury as
unclaimed after this long period of domancy. In view
of this, I got your contact through my personal search
to see if you can assist me by providing your Full
personal Information for the transfer or find a
reliable person who will be capable of receiving such
amount in his or her personal account. At the
conclussion of the transfer, 55% of the fund will be
for me here,I would give you 25% of the total transfer
sum, 10% for charity both in Africa and in your
country while the remaining 10% will be set aside to
settle expenses both parties might incure during the
transfer process.

TO PROCEED,

I would like you to send me the information of any
account of your choice where you will like this fund
to be transferred into or open a new account where you
will want this money to be transfered into.This
transaction is totally free of risk and trouble as the
fund is a legitimate fund which does not originate
from drug,money laundry, terrorism or any other
illegalact. Upon the receipt of your reply, I will
send to you a detailed information about the
transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice
that this business is 100% risk and trouble free and
that you should not entertain any fear as all
modalities for fund transfer can be finalized within
7to 9 banking days, after we apply to the bank as the
beneficiary of the fund from the deceased.
However,After your confirmation of the funds in your
account, we shall meet in your country three bank
working days to discuss what capital venture to invest
the fund into in your country with your
Technical-knowhow. Please do include the following
information in your response to this partnership Idea:

(1)Full Name
(2) Telephone & Fax numbers
(3) Residential Contact address
(4)Occupation/marital status

Please endeavour to reply me via my alternative
email address(accnt_adejohnson@yahoo.com)

With the above information about your person I shall
ask the legal advisor of the bank to prepare the
documentation in your name as the bonafide owner of
the fund of the whole $150M.

Best Regards.

Dr.Ade Johnson

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