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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: "Barrister Umar" <barrister_umar09@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:22:34 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU.

BARRISTER UMAR AHMED
NAL MERCHANT BANK OF NIGERIA LTD.
E-mail:barrister_umar09@yahoo.com

Attention:Sir/Madam,

Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you, I?m barrister umar
ahmed, I am the legal affairs Manager of International Relation with Nal
Merchant Bank Limited, I 'm 42yrs old, I got your email address on the
Internet, and my confidence reposed on you. I hope you read this message
carefully and reply me immediately. Although we have not meet before, but I
suggest that this transaction will bring us together.

My dear, we have a customer, a foreigner but base here in Nigeria, his Name
is Mr. Hamilton . He is from Atlanta Georgia United State of America, but
base here with his wife and his two children, Mr. Hamilton has being banking
with our bank for the past 4yrs, some time August 2002, Mr. Hamilton was on
his way to his house, and unfortunately, Mr. Hamilton ran into a Trailer
load of Groundnut Oil, and died immediately,their car got burnt, no single
soul was saved, Mr. Hamilton and his entire family was confirmed died. My
Board of Directors and Board of Management of Nal Merchant Bank has mandated
and instructed me to look for Mr. Hamilton relation/relatives and his next
of Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's Fund, Since August 2002 till date, I
have been looking for Mr. Hamilton relation's and relatives/Next of Kin to
come and claim Mr. Hamilton's Fund which he deposited with our bank, I have
contacted his Embassy and after 3days, his Ambassador told me that Mr.
Hamilton has no relation and no next of kin, their Ambassador told me that
Mr. Hamilton used his first son as his next of kin, but it is quite
unfortunate that Mr. Hamilton died with all his family members.

The reason I contacted you is this; Mr. Hamilton is dead, and his only son
whom supposed to inherit his properties and money also died with him. As at
this moment, nobody or persons is coming to claim this money from our
bank.The board of directors and management of our bank has told me that if
nobody or persons apply for the claim of Mr. Hamilton's Fund, the bank will
return Mr. Hamilton's Fund into our Federal Reserve. In the Light of the
above, I want you to stand as the Relation/relative of Late Mr. Hamilton; I
want you to act as the Hamilton's Relative,so that you will inherit Mr.
Hamilton Money which he deposited with our bank, it might interest you to
know that Mr. Hamilton has a Domiciliary Bank Account with our Bank and he
has a total sum of US$9.2M Nine Million Two Hundred Dollars, this is the
exact amount which late Mr.Hamilton has in his domiciliary Account, and this
money is still in his account as unclaimed money.

This transaction is very easy and simple, and it is 100% risk free, I'm the
legal affairs Manager for International Relations with Nal Merchant Bank
Limited, and the Management and Board of Directors of the Bank are waiting
for me to provide to them the Relation or next of Kin to late Mr. Hamilton,
of which I told them that I am still searching the next of kin to the
deceased.

Finally, if you are interested with this transaction, I will front you to
the bank as the only next of kin to late Mr. Hamilton, and I will let the
bank know that you are the only right person to inherit late Mr.Hamilton
Funds and properties. If you agree with me, I will present you to my bank as
the rightful person, next of kin to Late Mr. Hamilton, and all Mr. Hamilton
Properties and his Money US$9.2M Nine Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
will be transferred into your own Account as Mr. Hamilton next of kin. If
you are interested, let me inform you that I have all the documents to back
you-up claim the funds, so you have nothing to worry, if you are interested,
just email me or call me on my direct phone number: 234-1-4720319,! if you
are interested, late Mr. Hamilton Funds will be credited into your Account
and all his Properties will be Released to you either through Courier
Services or the Bank will Cargo all his properties to you in any were you
want it. So reply me immediately and let me know what you say, feel free to
ask any questions. We will share Late Mr. Hamilton Funds 50-50; you will
take 50% of the US$9.2M. Which is US$4.600, 000.00 Four Million Six Hundred
Thousand Dollars, while the Balance of the same amount will be for me and my
legal office.

I will be waiting for your immediate response,

Thanks and have a nice day.

Regards
Barrister Umar Ahmed





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