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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" <oowwllk@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: williamskko@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:49:58 +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


ATTENTION:Friend.

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business
proposition having gone through your remarkable profile on
the internet. 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 this
transaction.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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