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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: "ude udema" <udema2005@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:48:08 +0000
Subject: YOUR COOPORATION IS HIGHLY NEEDED

YOUR COOPORATION IS HIGHLY NEEDED

I am Mr. UDE UDEMA OF UNION BANK PLC,NIGERIA
I have urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. On June
6,
1999 an America Oil Consultant/Contractor here in NIGERIA, MR.THOMPSON
MORRIS made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months,
valued at 9,700,000.00(Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand pounds
sterling
)in my branch upon maturity. I sent a rountine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, that Mr Thompson Morris died in the plane crash of
January 31st 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed off the coast of
California, killing 88 people bound with other passengers abroad as You
can
confirm it yourself via the website below:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/mani01.shtml
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a
WILL!
All attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that MR.THOMPSON MORRIS did not
declare
any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his
bank deposit paperwork in my bank.
This sum of 9,700,000.00(BP) is still in my bank and the interest is
being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one has
ever
come forward to claim it. According to NIGERIN law, at the expiration
of
Six years, the money will revert to the ownership of the NIGERIN
Government
if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to MR.THOMPSON MORRIS so that the fruit of
this old
man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government
Officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your Full Name,
Full
Detailed Address accompanied with your Direct Phone Number so that the
Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will
put
you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the service of one
attorney for the drafting, notarization of the WILL and obtain the
necessary
documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour for the
payment of this money to you as the beneficiary / next of kin.
The money will be paid in your name for us to share in ratio of 60% for
me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all, the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you
are
interested, please expedite action on my private email address :
udema2009@yahoo.com shall provide you with more details and relevant
documents that
will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost
confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be
mostprofitable for both of us because I shall require your assitance to
invest my share in your country.
Regards,
Mr. UDE UDEMA
UNION BANK PLC,NIGERIA


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