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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: onwal akomo <onwalakomo1@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:57:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello?


Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME,

I got your nice response of my proposal to you,first of all how is your health , family and business hope all is well,if so thanks be to God.

I've seen all you stated and your complain here regarding the amount of money £2500 you said you spent in a transaction with some people out there. I want you to know that what i'm doing with you here is 100% risk free, what you complained about an inheritance in Cote d'Ivoire is not as same here in Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. You will see the difference here as we are going to follow all the rules and regulations accordingly to enable us achieve our aim soon.

I am very very happy hearing from you that will help to assist and cooperate to act as the relative to this late Andreas Schranner's (a German nationale) whose money has been insuspence account in our bank - Union Bank which i will made all the procurement of the paper works that will identify you the Next of Kin to late Andreas Schranner's brother.

Like i explain very clearly to you in my proposal that the Board of Directors in this bank are about to place the funds "UNCLAIMAMBLE"and it has been decided that the funds shall be shared among themselves,so in order to prevent them from doing this, i now seek your assistance to have you stand in as the beneficiary's next of kin of which all documents to enable you claim this fund will be carefully obtained from the Federal high court of justice through an Attorney.

An attorney must be employed immediately to represent you in the normalizations of the legal documents that will empower you the right to stand as the beneficiary of the said fund here in our bank.

The attorney will secure on your behalf an affidavit of claim/suport, Change of ownership and other legal documents that will back you up as the legitimate Next of Kin of the fund. The attorney as a matter of fact must be under my recomendation for security reason, I will link you up with him after my discussion with him and I want you to co-opperate with him in order to obtain on your behalf all the documents without delay.

Your name and particulars is now needed to enable me present it to the attorney to proceed to Federal high court of justice before the authorities for reapproval of the funds in your name. As soon as they Federal high court refill all documents with your name and particulars, coppies of the approvals will be sent to you for records and perusals.

Here are the needed informations from you.

1) Your full name with your address.

2) Company name:

3) Private Telphone number/fax number if possible your mobile phone.

4) Your complete banking details where all the funds ($15.5M) will be transferred into.

Be kind enough to get back to me immediately upon the reciept of this mail for further clearifications. I will keep you posted with the out come of my correspondence with the attorney by tommorrow being wednesday.

Looking forward to your positive response.

Regards,

Mr onwal akomo


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