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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: john johnson <johnjohnson_280@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:46:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED


Very Urgent Attention,
Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you, I'm Mr. John
Johnson, I
am the Manager of International Relation with Access Bank of Nigeria
Limited, I'm 38yrs old, I got your email address on the Internet, and
my
confidence reposed on you. I hope you read this message carefully and
reply
me immediately. Although we have not met before, but I suggest that
this
transaction will bring us together.My dear, we have a customer, a
foreigner
but based here in Nigeria, his Name is Mr. Hamilton Creek. He is from
Atlanta Georgia United State of America, but based here with his wife
and
his two children, Mr. Hamilton has being banking with our bank for the
past
4yrs, some time August 2002, Mr. Hamilton was on his way to his house,
and
unfortunately, Mr. Hamilton ran into a Trailer load of Groundnut Oil,
and
died immediately, their car got burnt, no single soul was saved, Mr.
Hamilton Creek and his entire family was confirmed died.
My Board of Directors and Board of Management of Access Bank has
mandated
and instructed me to look for Mr. Hamilton Creek relation/relatives and
his
next of Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's Fund, Since August 2003
till
date, I have been looking for Mr. Hamilton Creek relation's and
relatives/Next of Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's Fund which he
deposited with our bank, I have contacted his Embassy and after
3days,his
Ambassador told me that Mr. Hamilton Creek has no relation and no next
of
kin, their Ambassador told me that Mr. Hamilton used his first son as
his
next of kin, but it is quite unfortunate that Mr. Hamilton Creek died
with
all his family members.The reason why I contacted you is thus, Mr.
Hamilton
is dead, and his only son whom supposed to inherit his properties and
money
also died with him. As at this moment, nobody or person[s] is coming to
claim this money from our bank. The board directors and management of
our
bank has Told me that if nobody or person[s] apply for the claim of Mr.
Hamilton Fund, the bank will return Mr. Hamilton's Fund into our
Federal
Reserve.In the Light of the above, I want you to stand as the
Relation/relative of Late Mr. Hamilton Creek, I want you to act as the
Hamilton's relation, so that you will inherit Mr. Hamilton Creek Money
which
he deposited with our bank, it might interest you to know that Mr.
Hamilton
has a Domiciliary Bank Account with our Bank and he has a total sum of
US$9.2M Nine Million Two Hundred Dollars, this is the exact amount
which
late Mr. Hamilton Creek has in his domiciliary Account, and this money
is
still in his account as unclaimed money.This transaction is very easy
and
simple, and it is 100% risk free, I'm the Manager for International
Relations with Access Bank of Nigeria Limited, and the Management and
Board
Directors of the Bank are waiting for me to provide to them the
Relation or
next of Kin to late Mr.Hamilton Creek, of which I told them that I am
still
searching the next of kin to the deceased.
Finally, if you are interested with this transaction, I will front you
to
the bank as the only next of kin to late Mr. Hamilton Creek, and I will
let
the bank know that you are the only right person to inherit late Mr.
Hamilton Funds and properties. If you agree with me, I will present you
to
my bank as the rightful person/next of kin to Late Mr. Hamilton Creek,
and
all Mr. Hamilton Creek's Properties and his Money US$9.2M Nine Million
Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars will be Transferred into your own Account as
Mr.
Hamilton Creek next of kin., if you are interested, just email me or
call me
on my direct, private and secured #: +2348056279126 if you are
interested, late Mr. Hamilton Funds will be Credited into your Account
and
all his Properties will be Released to you either through Courier
Services
or the Bank will Cargo all his properties to you in any were you want
it. So
reply me immediately and let me know what you say, feel free to ask any
questions. We will share Late Mr.Hamilton Creek Funds 50-50; you will
take
50% of the US$9.2M. Which is US$4.600,000.00 Four Million Six Hundred
Thousand Dollars, while the Balance of the same amount will be mine. I
will
be waiting for your immediate response,
Thanks and have a nice day.
Friendly Regards
Mr.John Johnson
NB: Please reply to my personal mailbox: johnjohnson_280@yahoo.com


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