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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: "JAMES JAMES" <jamesokeyehu@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 04:47:47 +0000
Subject: O.K. WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE

                                                     JAMES OKEYEH
                                              VERY URGENT PLEASE.
Dear Friend,
 
I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue if it's nature has being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET. All thou I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and perturb, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. We have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction; we have been reliably informed of your discreteness and ability in a transaction of this eloquent venture. First, i start to introduce myself to you. I am Mr. James Okeyeh an Accountant General in the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.I came to know of you on my private search for a reliable and Reputable person to handle this confidential transaction.
 
                                                   PROPOSITION:
 
Late Engineer Johnson Gillespie, one of the foreign Federal Government Contractors with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death years ago in a ghastly air crash, banked with us here in Union Bank Plc. and had an equivalent deposited balance of thirteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars which mine bank head office is now questioning and expecting the said dormant fund to be claimed by any available foreigner that may show up as the only and available next-of-kin to the deceased wealth or alternatively be donated to a discredited trust fund for importation of arms and Ammunitions at  military war college here in Nigeria. We decided that we do not want war any more, so herein the reason myself and my trusted colleagues have in contacting you to stand by our instructions to assist us in repatriating this fund out here into your account. Great efforts and endeavors has being made by the Bank empire to get in touch with any of the Gillespie family or relatives but all proved non avail.  It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of Late Engr. Johnson Gillespie's next-of-kin (he had no known wife and children) that the management under the influence of our empire and member of board of directors, retired Major General Aku W. Aku, that an arrangement must be made for the funds to be declared "UNCLAIMABLE"and Subsequently be donated to the Trust Fund for Arms and Ammunition to enhance the course of war in Africa and the world in general.
 
That’s why we stand on that; seek for your consent in this assistance. In order to avert this negative development, so of my trusted colleagues and I are now to seek your permission to have you standby as a next-of-kin to Late Engr.Johnson Gillespie so that the thirteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars would be totally and carefully released and paid into your bank account as the beneficiary or next-of-kin. All documents, proves and evidence to enable this fund to get into your account will be carefully worked out and more so, on behalf of my colleagues and I, James Okeyeh the accountant that works were this huge sum were lodged are assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement.
 
                               HOW TO SHARE IT WHEN IT IS DUE:
 
Your share stays while the rest will be for my colleagues and I. We have agreed that, the funds will be carefully shared in this way of business oath/barrier, after it has been transferred into your account, 40% of the money will goes to you for acting as the beneficiary of the funds and also for been the account owner were the huge sum will be transferred into while 60% will goes to us been the originator of the transaction.
 
Finally, if this proposal is OK by you and if you do not wish to take undue advantage of the proposal, we have agreed to partner with you nor your company and also to bestow you, your family even your company through this free venture, then kindly get back to me immediately for us to pursue this opportunity as a matter of urgency.
 
                                                FOR THE TRANSFER:
 
There is an  absolute need that you must furnishing me with your most confidential telephone, fax number and exclusive bank particulars so that I can use this information to apply for the release and subsequent transfer of the funds in your favor. Thank you in advance for your maximum co-operation and please get back to me as soon as possible.
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr. James Okeyeh.


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