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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: "Mike William" <mike_william2006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: myke_william2006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:46:33 +0000
Subject: MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!

ACKNOWLEDGE MY MAIL (Mutual Benefit)...07/12/2005
INTERNATIONAL TRUST BANK PLC
International Trust House Marina
Lagos State
Nigeria.

>From The Desk Of: Dr Mike William.
Position: Senior Manager, Bills And Exchange
Reply To: (myke_william2006@yahoo.co.uk)
Dear respectful one I Sincerely Write To Seek Your Co-Operation AND Trust TO
Enable My Colleagues And I Carry Out An Urgent Business Opportunity In My
Department.

I Work With THE International Trust Bank Plc,
Currently I Am The Senior Manager Of Bills And Exchange At The Foreign
Remittance Department Of My Bank. I Have An Urgent And Confidential Business
Proposal For You. On June 6, 1998, AN Australian Oil Consultant/Contractor
With Via National Petroleum Cooperation (Nnpc) Mr. Ali B. Ashraf Made A
Numbered Time (Fixed) Deposit For Twelve Calenderer Month Valued At
Us$51,000,000.00(Fifty _One Million Us Dollars) In My Branch. On Maturity, I
Sent A Routine Notification To His Forwarded Address But Got No Reply After
Months We Send A Reminder And Finally We Discovered From His Contract
Employee (Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation) That Mr. Ali B. Ashraf
Died From An Automobile Accident. On Further Investigation, It Was Clear
That He Died Without Making A Will.

All Attempts By The Australian To Trace His Next Of Kin Were Fruitless. I
Therefore Made Further Investigation AND Discovered That Mr. Ali B. Ashraf
Did Not Declare Any Next Of Kin OR Relations IN All His Official Documents
Including His Deposit Document IN My Bank. The Total Sum Us$51,000,000.00 Is
Still In My Bank AS Dormant Acct.
No One Will Ever Come Forward To Claim It. According To Nigerian Banking
Law, After Five Years, The Money Will Revert To The Ownership Of The
Nigerian Government. If The Account Owner Is Certified Death And Nobody
Comes Forward To Claim It. This Is THE Situation, And My Proposal Is That I
Am Looking FOR A FOREIGNER Who Will Stand In As The Beneficiary/Next Of Kin?
This Is Simple.

All You Have TO Do Is To Immediately Send Me THE Details Of A Bank Account
Anywhere In The World For Me To Arrange The Proper Money Transfer Document.
The Money Will Then Be Transferred Into THE Account FOR Us TO Share In THE
Ratio Of 50% FOR Me 40% FOR You While THE Remaining 10% Will Be Set Aside
For Expenses Incurred With Here And There. There Is No Risk Involved. I Am
Using My Position AND Connection IN THE Bank Here TO DO All THE Document
Work For The Transaction. We Shall Employ The Services Of An Attorney To
Draft The Will And Obtain All Necessary Documents And Letter Of
Administration In Your Favor For The Transfer. This Transaction Is Risk Free
Guaranteed. If You Are Interested, I Will Send To You The Text Of The
Application That You Will Send To The International Trust Bank AUTHORITY
For An Approval To SUBMIT Your Claims.

Send Your Reply Through My DIRECT And Private Email Address
(myke_william2006@yahoo.co.uk) Indicate Your Direct Fax And Telephone
Numbers For Effective Communication That This Transaction Needs.

Do Not Reply Through The International Trust Bank EMAIL Address Because It
Belongs To The Senior Staffs For Public Use. Please Note That You Are Not To
Appear In Person, As Every Thing Regarding This Project Will Be Strictly On
Documentations And Every Banking Documents Needed For This Transaction Will
Be Taken Care Of By My Self. Looking Forward To Hearing From You.

Yours Faithfully
Dr Mike William.
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!


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