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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: "chuks obiora" <chuksobiora14@msn.com>
Reply-To: chuksobiora22@mail.md
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:43:40 +0000
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR

ACCESS BANK NIG PLC
15 ACCESS BANK CLOSE
HOUSE VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS,NIGERIA.
LAGOS.


MY DEAR.

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

FIRST I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE
OF IT'S BEING VERY CONFIDENTIAL.I AM DR.CHUKS OBIORA, A DIRECTOR WITH THE
ACCESS BANK NIG PLC LAGOS.

I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE
PERSON TO HANDLE THIS ONFIDENTIAL,TRANSACTION WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER
OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM
CONFIDENCE.THE PROPOSITION A Brazilian, LATE ENGINEER CARLOS SANTOS, AN OIL
MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, UNTIL HIS DEATH
THREE YEARS AGO IN A GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT,BANKED WITH US HERE AT ACCESS
BANK NIG PLC, LAGOS, AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE OF US$30.725M (THIRTY
MILLION,SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS) WHICH THE BANK NOW
UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS TO BE CLAIMED BY SANTOS'S NEXT OF-KIN OR
ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED TO A DISCREDITED TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION
AT A MILITARY WAR COLLEGE HERE IN NIGERIA. FERVENT EFFORTS BEING MADE BY THE
ACCESS BANK NIG.PLC TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE SANTOS'S FAMILY HAS
PROVED ABORTIVE.

IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE LATE
ENGINEER SANTOS'S NEXT-OF-KIN (HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN) THAT THE
MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, RETIRED MAJOR GEN. KALU IKE KALU, THAT AN

ARRANGEMENT BE MADE FOR THE FUNDS TO BE DECLARED "UNCLAIMED" AND
SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER
ENHANCE THE CAUSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.IN ORDER TO
AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES
AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE
ENGINEER SANTOS'S SO THAT THE FUNDS USD$30.725M WOULD BE RELEASED AND PAID
INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN.

ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROOFS TO ENABLE YOU GET THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY
WORKED OUT AND MORE SO WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF A HUNDRED PERCENT RISK-FREE
INVOLVEMENT.YOU WILL GET A NEGOTIABLE PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY FOR
ASSISTING US IN THIS DEAL. WE SHALL ALSO MAP OUT A PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY
TO TAKE CARE OF INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE IN THE COURSE OF THIS
TRANSACTION.

IF THIS PROPOSAL IS OKAY BY YOU AND ASSURE US THAT YOU WILL NOT TAKE UNDUE
ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST WE HOPE TO BESTOW ON YOU AND YOUR COMPANY,THEN KINDLY
GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY BY EMAIL, FURNISHING ME WITH YOUR CONFIDENTIAL
TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBER AND EXCLUSIVE BANKING COORDINATES SO THAT I CAN USE
THESE INFORMATION TO APPLY FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF THE
FUNDS IN YOUR FAVOUR.
BUT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED PLEASE KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL.

THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR COOPERATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.CHUKS OBIORA


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