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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: "adams mudaze" <mudazeada007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mudaze_adams01@latinmail.com
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:22:10 +0000
Subject: Urgent Reply

FROM MR ADAMS MUDAZE
LAGOS-NIGERIA
Email:.mudaze_adams01@latinmail.com
TEL:.234-804-3321-031

ATTENTION:DEAR,

I AM MR.ADAMS MUDAZE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT UNIT, DEVELOPEMENT BANK
LAGOS-NIGERIA. THIS IS A VERY CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSITION FOR YOU. ON
NOVEMBER 21ST 2003, A BRAZILIAN OILCONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE
NIGERIA SOLID MINERALS CORPORATION,

MR.MAURICIO JOSE DE MATOS MADE A NUMBERED TIME (FIXED) DEPOSIT FOR
TWELVE CALENDAR MONTHS, VALUED AT USD8,000,000.00 (EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS
ONLY) IN MY BRANCH.UPON MATURITY ON NOVEMBER 20TH 2004 AS HIS CREDIT
OFFICER, I SENT A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION TO HIS FORWARDING ADDRESS BUT GOT
NO REPLY.

AFTER A MONTH, WE SENT A REMINDER AND FINALLY I DISCOVERED FROM HIS
CONTRACT EMPLOYERS, THE NIGERIA SOLID MINERALS CORPORATION THAT MR.
MAURICIO JOSE DE MATOS DIED IN AUTO CRASH. FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS, AND ALL
ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF KIN WAS FRUITLESS.
AGAIN, I MADE FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DECEASED DID
NOT DECLARE ANY NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIONS IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS,
INCLUDING HIS BANK DEPOSIT PAPERWORK IN MY BANK THIS SUM OF
USD8,000,000.00 IS STILL SITTING IN MY BANK NO ONE WILL EVER COME FORWARD
TO CLAIM IT. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING ETHICS, CODES AND
LAWS, AT THE EXPIRATION OF 2(TWO) YEARS, THE MONEY WILL REVERT TO THE
OWNERSHIP OF THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT IF NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUND.
CONSEQUENTLY, MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A FOREIGNER TO STAND
IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED. THIS IS SIMPLE, I WILL LIKE YOU TO
RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS SO THAT I WILL
FORWARD TO YOU ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE DECEASED
BIO-DATA AND ACCOUNT DETAILS WHICH YOU WILL USE TO APPLY TO THE BANK TO
RELEASE THE FUND AS THE NEXT OF KIN. A BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD
THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL THEN FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOU
AS THE BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN.THE MONEY WILL BE PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR
US TO SHARE IN THE RATIO OF 70% FOR ME AND TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE
AWARE OF THIS
TRANSACTION AND 25% FOR YOU AND 5% FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE COURSE
OF THE TRANSACTION. THERE IS NO RISK AT ALL AS ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR THIS
TRANSACTION WILL BE DONE BY MY COLLEAGUES AND WITH MY POSITION AS THE
DIRECTOR OF AUDIT GUARANTEES THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS TRANSACTION.
UPON YOUR
RESPONSE, I SHALL THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE TRANSACTION. PLEASE SEND ME YOUR
CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATIONS. YOU SHOULD
OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY, AND BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION
WOULD BE MOST PROFITABLE FOR BOTH OF US BECAUSE I SHALL REQUIRE YOUR
ASSISTANCE TO INVEST MY SHARE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

AWAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY.

THANKS AND REGARDS.
MR.ADAMS MUDAZE .

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