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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: =?big5?q?tony=20elumelu?= <tony_bank_2003@yahoo.com.tw>
Reply-To: tony_elumalu20005@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 20:02:09 +0800 (CST)
Subject: RE : re: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


§Ú¦³·sªº«H½c¤F!§A¥i¥H±H«Hµ¹§Ú¨ì: tony_bank_2003@yahoo.com.tw

FROM THE DESK OF:


DR. TONY ELUMALU


THE MANAGER OF

UNION BANK OF NIGERIA - PLC.

(UNION BANK HEADQUATERS, UNION HOUSE)

LAGOS, NIGERIA.

Please e-mail me in this address :

tony_manager_1@yahoo.com


RE : BUSINESS PROPOSAL


Dear Friend,




I am making this contact with you in good faith, I am Dr.Tony Elumalu,


the Manager of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. (Union Bank Headquarters)


Union House, Lagos Nigeria. It is with belief and trust that I send you


this obvious and sensitive business proposal to enable me remit the sum


of USD$20.5 Million (Twenty Million, Five hundred Thousand United


States Dollars Only) into your account.




This amount belongs to ENGR. WOLF GANG ANDERSON from Sweden an


operation account number 0130648335800 an expatriate with (STRABAG NIGERIA


PLC.) and has been operating it since the past 14 years (fourteen years)


until November 7th 2000 when he died as a result of plane crash of ADC Airline with the

flight number being 747 from Port Harcourt, River State to Lagos at the


Ojai River


near Lagos where the incident happened.

Meanwhile, the total sum in the account is now USD$24 Million (Twenty

Four Million United States Dollars Only). USD$24 Million was the total


sum, USD$20.5 Million amount to be withdrawn; USD$3.5 Million Banks


commission


interest. Now we have financially agreed, my colleagues and I to


arrange with you a as a reliable foreign partner who will assist us by


claiming to be the next of kin to the account owner who died in plane crash.


The entire ground work would be carried out by us. We are contacting


you because by law, we are precluded from operating any foreign bank


account while in service. If it interests you to assist, please feel free


to contact me through the above email addresses:


tony_manager_1@yahoo.com

METHOD/MODE OF SHARING:-

A. Total sum with account = USD$24 Million

B. Amount to be withdrawn = USD$20.5 Million

C. Myself and my colleagues = USD$12 Million

D. Account holder (That's you) = USD$7Million

Finally, I would highly appreciate it if you could make up your mind

for us to do the business, which will be of great mutual benefit to


both of us, Thanking you for you kind co-operation and remain blessed as


we look forward to hearing from


you soonest.


My sincere regard to you.

Best Regards,

Dr.Tony Elumalu




- tony elumelu


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