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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: "johanah" <hanawason55@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:53:40 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Please do send this letter of claim to the bank asp


VICTIMNAME I thank you so much for your prompt response to my mail. I must asure you that this transaction is absolutely 100% risk free.If you wish you can open a new account for this transfer. Please if you have any question concerning this transfer do not hesitate to contact me immediately.once again I appreciate you for assisting me to transfer this money which stands the risk of total forfeiture to the bank if not claimed by the end of the bank's first quater audit.Please do not sit on the money once the transfer is effected. You are to collect your own share and keep the rest for me and my colleagues. I will come over to your country to claim our own share immediately after the transfer.I will send to you the face of my international passport as well as my ID card for a proper identification of myself when I come over to your country.The bellow text of application you will transcribe to your letter headed paper or just plainsheet with the inscription INTERNATIONAL
CONSULTANT.Please on no account must you tell my boss Alhaji Yussuf that I contacted you for this transfer. This is because if he finds out he will say that I contacted a foreigner to claim Mr Phelps M. Dasne's money because I know that the money will soon be forfeited to the bank if not claimed by the end of the bank's pending audit .Also notify me immediately you send the text of application to the bank so that I can do the follow up here . If you receive any mail from the bank please let me know about it before you can reply so that I can guide you on how to go about it.The bank's e-mail address is:yussuf@ubnplcmail.comTill I hear from you.RegardsWaziri

LETTER OF CLAIM

ATTN:ALH. ISMALLA YUSSUFDIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLCVICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIARe:Appication for claim as next of kin drawing fromaccount of the lateMr Phelps M. Dasne in the amount of US$9.5. Bill NumberCAD/4071/DRC/1806/UBN-313/98Dear sir, With receipt of this letter you will certainly remember thattwo years ago, the daily newspapers in Nigeria published the death ofone of your numerous clients Mr Phelps M. Dasne . He perished in a ghastlyplane crash. Mr Phelps M. Dasne maintained a permanent residence permitin Nigeria since 1978. I am the next of kin following my close businesspartnership with Mr Phelps M. Dasne with whom I have jointly enjoyed abroad business conglomerate including this above firm operating in thesecond generation international business. We have been in activebusiness since 1969 with twenty nine years of non criminal records, wehave known for our solvency, intergrity, honesty, fairness andflexibility. Following the deposit
lodgement on hold with thedomiciliary account of your Late CustomerMr Phelps M. Dasne and billnumberCAD/4071/DRC/1806/UBN-313/98. I have released the mentioned billaccording to the deed will being interpreted for and in my favour byhis company's attorney . at the date of this present letter. I have notreceived any payment from you asyet. I trust you will understand thatin this circumstance, therefore I will be pleased to receive as soon aspossible the payment in accordance with the above refered account andbill duly established request you transfer the following particulars.Name of Bank: .....................................Address of Bank: ................................Bank Account No:.............................Swift Code:..................................Beneficiary of Account: .........................Sincerely yoursVICTIM-FULLNAME

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