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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: "oko williams" <kowilam@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: williamsokk@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:22:58 +0000
Subject: Good Day;

FROM THE DESK:Mr. Oko William.
BRANCH MANAGER,
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA)
PLOT 669, ILupeju STREET,
P O BOX 75455,VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
LAGOS NIGERIA

Compliments of the season and Good-Day to you my friend.

My Name is Oko William.
DearFriend,

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition. Though,this
medium
(Internet)has been greatly abused,I choose to reach you through it because
it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of
communication. However,this correspondence is unofficial and private,and it
should be treated as such.

I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may
think of. I am Mr. Oko William, a United Bank For Africa PLC Branch manager,
ILupeju Branch NIGERIA. ! I am contacting you based on Trust and
confidentiality that will be attached to this deal.

The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
PLC NIGERIA) in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of
Mrs.Schranner Maria, who was one of my branch depositor,should be declared
dormant and confisticated the depositor?s fund to the Bank Treasury
according to Nigeria Banking and
Financial law. he is a foreigner based in Nigeria, unfortunately She is
late. died on a fatal plane crash on monday,31 july,2000,13:GMT 14:22 uk
with other passengers on board as you can confirm through this website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

She is an account holder in my branch, she owns a dollar account with the
sum of US$38.6M (Thirty Eight Million, Six Hundred United States Dollars
Only) deposited in the account. In fact it happened that since her death,the
next of kin of the dollar account holder(thebrother) has not show up for the
claim.

This is where I am interested on and this is where I want you to come in.I
want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you the
contact of the attorney, you will have to write to him Telling him you are a
relation to the deceased and that you have found out that Mrs.Schranner
Maria has account with UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC ILLUPEJU BRANCH NIGERIA
which you wants to lay claims through his legal authority.He is going to be
happy to
assist you. I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the claims
of the money.

Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this
mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your
willingness to assist in thistransaction.

We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the
claims.The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get
the fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.

Please i need the following:

1.YOUR FULL NAME

2.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

3.HOME ADDRESS

4.COMAPNY NAME AND ADDRESS.

5.YOUR PASSPORT PHOTO

After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall
share the money 70-30.

I sincerely will appreciate your acknowledgement as soon as possible to
indicate your interest to
enable us proceed.

Yours Truly,

Mr. Oko Williams



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