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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: =?big5?q?Okafor=20Alex?= <alex_ubn3@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: alexokafor1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 00:41:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CAN YOU ASSIST?


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From The Desk Of Dr.Alex Okafor

Auditing And Accounting Unit.

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.

Lagos, Nigeria.


Good day,


Compliment of the day and how is life general with you? Of course it

is my humble wish to solicit and crave your indulgence to make this

project request for a joint business transaction which I hope will not

come to you as a surprise, hence I plead for your pardon .

I am Dr.Alex Okafor,the Auditing and Accounting Unit,Foreign

Operations Department Union Bank Of Nig Plc. I have an urgent and

confidential business proposal for you. On June 6,Engr.Steve Moore made

a numbered time (fixed)deposit for twelve calender months valued at

US$15.500.000.00(Fiften Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in

my branch. On maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarded

address but got no reply after months we sent a reminder and finally

we discovered from his contract employee (Nigeria national petroleum

corporation) that Late Engr.Steve Moore died from an automobile

accident. On further investigation it was clear that he died without

making a will. All attempts by the Australian to trace his next of kin

were fruitless.


I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Late

Engr.Steve Moore did not declare any next of kin or relations in all

his official documents including his deposit document in my bank. The

total sum of US$15,500,000.00 is still in my bank as dormant acct. No

one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Nigerian banking

law, after five years, the money will revert to the ownership of the

Nigerian Government. If the account owner is certified death and

nobody comes forward to claim it.


This is the situation and my proposal is that I am looking for a

foreigner who will stand in as the beneficiary/next of kin. This is

simple. All you have to do is to immediately send me the details of a

bank account anywhere in the world for me to arrange the proper money

transfer document. The money will then be transferred into the account

for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me 30% for you while the

remaining 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred within here and

there.There is no risk involved. I am using my position and connection

in the bank here to do all the document work for the transaction. We

shall employ the services of an attorney to obtain all necessary

documents and letter of administration in your favour for the

transfer.


This transaction is risk free guaranteed. If you are interested,please

reply immediately confidentiality and be rest assured that this

transaction could be most profitable for both of us. Please do not

expose this deal if you are not interested because if you do, it will

take me out ofseat


I await your urgent reply, please feel free to re ply me so that we can

discuss this issue at large.

- Okafor Alex


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