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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James Mayaki" <jamesmayakic@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mjamesmayaki@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:47:34 +0000
Subject: FROM JAMES MAYAKI

FROM THE DESK OF:

Mr. JAMES MAYAKI

HEAD TREASURY DEPARTMENT

UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

(UNION BANK HEADQUATERS, UNION HOUSE)

LAGOS, NIGERIA.

EMAIL:jamesmayaki_dhbe@excite.com

                                                                                                                                                  10th Nov 2005

Dear Friend,   

 

I am Mr. James Mayaki, the head of Treasury Department with the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. (Union Bank Headquarters) Union House, Lagos Nigeria. It is with belief and trust that I send you this obvious and sensitive business proposal to enable me and my colleagues remit the sum of USD$20.5 Million (Twenty Million, Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) into your account.

 

This amount belongs to Mr. George Grant from Japan an operation account number 0130648335800 an expatriate with (STRABAG NIGERIA PLC.) and has been operating it since the past 14 years (fourteen years) until few years ago my client died along with his entire family in July 2000 in a plane crash. I contacted you because you have a similar last name with him, it will be very easy to transfer this total fund to your account as the next of kin I have every document to authenticate this claim.

 

For more information, please visit this site:

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

 

Meanwhile, the total sum in the account is now USD$24 Million (Twenty Four Million United States Dollars Only). USD$24 Million was the total sum, USD$20.5 Million amount to be withdrawn; USD$3.5 Million Banks commission interest.

 

Now we have financially agreed, my colleagues and I to arrange with you as a reliable foreign partner who will assist us by claiming to be the next of kin to the account owner who died in plane crash. We would carry out the entire groundwork. We are contacting you because law precludes us from operating any foreign bank account while in service.

 

If it interests you to assist, please feel free to contact me through the above email addresses for the attention of Mr. James Mayaki or better still call me on my direct line (234-1-2955956).

 

METHOD/MODE OF SHARING:-

 

A. Total sum with account = USD$24 Million

B. Amount to be withdrawn = USD$20.5 Million

C. My self and my colleagues = USD$12 Million

D. Account holder (That is you) = USD$7Million

E. Incidental expenses = USD$1.5 Million

F. Banks commission interest = USD$3.5 Million.

 

Finally, I would highly appreciate it if you could make up your mind for us to do the business, which will be of great mutual benefit to both of us. Thanking you for your kind co-operation and remain blessed as we look forward to hear from you soonest. Other details will be disclosed to you as soon as you declare your interest.

 

Best Regards,

 

Mr. James Mayaki

Head of Treasury Dept,

Union Bank Plc

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