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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: V A O <folnet2003@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 20:32:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal


Hello Friend,

I am Mrs. VERA TIFUH ALEX OGOGO the Foreign Remittance Manager of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.I have an urgent and very confidential business proposal
which I believe will benefit us.

Late last year myself and the attorney/legal adviser of our bank were
mandated by the bank executive board of Directors to scrutinized the
financial status of our bank and during our scrutinization we came across
huge willed fund which has been deposited in our bank treasury by late
foreign depositor.The source of the deposited fund is as thus.

On the 17th day of August 1997, Engr.Ramirez Sanchez of El-Salvador,an Oil
Consultant/Contractor with the Federal Government of my country made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$5,000,000.00(Five Million Dollars) in our bank.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply.After a month,we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers,The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing that
Engr..Ramirez Sanchez died in the Earth quake Incident that took place in his
home country El-Salvador.On further investigation, I found out that he died
along with his son Mez Sanchez who was officially mentioned in the WILLED
Article of memorandum and all attempts to trace his living relatives proved
abortive.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Engr..Ramirez
Sanchez did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents, apart from his son Mez Sanchez. who died along with his
father.This sum of US$5,000,000.00 is over floating in our Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year.No one has ever come forward to claim it.According to my country's
financial Law, at the expiration of 10 (Ten) years, the money will revert to
the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim this
fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foriegner to stand in
as the next of kin to Engr.Ramirez Sanchez so that the fruits of this man’s
labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.This
is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address
including your phone/fax numbers so that the Attorney of our bank who is our
partner in this business Barrister Allen Brai will prepare all necessary
documents in your favour as the beneficiary next of kin to the fund.The
Attorney will legally defend you before the bank as the next of kin.

The Attorney will obtain all the legal and official necessary documents and
letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.

The money will be transfered to you for our sharing and you are to be
compersated with 30% for your assistance and the balance 70% will be for me
and the Attorney your partners.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the Attorney and my position as the Foreign Remittance Manager who
keep all the bank foreign currency papers guarantees the successful execution
of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via my
private email address folnet2003@yahoo.com

Upon your response, I will notify the Attorney to provide you with more
details and the transfer procedure that will help you to understand the
transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction
will profit both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my
share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my above email address.

Thanks and regards.

MRS.VERA TIFUH ALEX OGOGO
Foreign Remittance Manager Union Bank



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