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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?kingsley=20osagie?= <kingsleyosagie14@yahoo.com.tw>
Reply-To: kingsleyosagie@myway.com
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 01:09:46 +0800 (CST)
Subject: contact Asap


§Ú¦³·sªº«H½c¤F!§A¥i¥H±H«Hµ¹§Ú¨ì: kingsleyosagie14@yahoo.com.tw

Dear Friend,


I am an accountant with OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL; my name is


Mr.KINGSLEY OSAGIE a Banker. I am the Accounts officer to ENGINEER


(Ambrozy wheldon) a Foreign National, who is a contractor with the


DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.


Here in after shall be referred to as my client On May 4th 2002 , my


client, his wife and their two children were involved in a plane crash


with some members of ministers of sports of Nigeria, Airways flight


with Company name EAS airline which departed from Kano to it


destination Lagos crashed with all the passengers on-board and the


flight crew, including his family died in this fatal air crash on 4th


May 2002.


After these several unsuccessful attempts, hence I contacted you. I


have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property


left behind by my client before they get the account confiscated or


declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were


lodged, particularly the OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL Where the deceased


had an account Valued at about ($6.0 million United States dollar).


The Bank's administrative department has issued me a

notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated


within the next fourteen official working days. Since I have been


unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek


your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since


nobody came up for the claim so that the proceeds of this account


valued at ($6.O Million US Dollars) be paid to you and then you and I


can share the money 50% to me and 40% to you. While 10% for unforeseen


bottle necks we might incurred in this

transaction.


An attorney will be contracted to help us revalidate and notarize all


the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we


may

make.



All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal


through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate


arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.


Best regards,

KINGSLEY OSAGIE

- kingsley osagie


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