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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: "Ronald Onukuwa" <ronaldonukuwaq25@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ronald_onukuwa@sify.com
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:21:54 +0000
Subject: DEAR TEMPLE,

FROM DR.RONALD ONUKUWA
FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK PLC,
ACCRA GHANA.

DEAR TEMPLE,

I AM DR.RONALD ONUKUWA; I AM THE MANAGER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTS
DIVISION, FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK PLC, ACCRA GHANA. ON DECEMBER
30TH 2003, ONE OF OUR HIGH PROFILE PATRONS MR. ANDREW TEMPLE MADE A NUMBERED
TIME (FIXED) DEPOSIT, FOR TWELVE CALENDAR MONTHS IN MY BANK BRANCH. UPON
MATURITY, WE 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 HE WAS ABOARD THE, BOEING 727 BEIRUT-BOUND
CHARTER JET WHICH CRASHED ON TAKEOFF ON DECEMBER 26TH 2003, SEE THE BELOW LINK
FOR READ MORE NEWS ABOUT THE AIR
CRASH:WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/

AFTER FURTHER INQUEST, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE DIED WITHOUT MAKING A
WILL AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF KIN PROVED FUTILE. ON FURTHER
INQUISITION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LATE MR. ANDREW DID NOT DECLARE ANY
NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIONS IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HIS BANK
DEPOSIT PAPERWORK HERE AT THE BANK. THE TOTAL SUM IS US$12.5M STILL IN
MY BANK AND THE INTEREST IS BEING ROLLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT
THE END OF EACH YEAR. NO ONE WILL EVER COME FORWARD TO CLAIM IT. IN ACCORD WITH
THE FEDERAL BANKING LAWS AND CONSTITUTION, THE MONEY WILL REVERT TO THE
OWNERSHIP OF THE GOVERNMENT IF NOBODY APPLIES AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO
CLAIM THE FUNDS.

CONSEQUENTLY, I SHALL PRESENT YOU AS A FOREIGNER TO STAND IN, AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THIS GENTLEMAN, SINCE YOU HAVE SAME LAST NAME WITH THE DECEASED,
SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOU, FOR US TO SHARE.
UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL, I SHALL GIVE YOU DETAILED INFORMATION ON
HOW THIS DEAL WOULD BE CARRIED OUT. WE SHALL EMPLOY THE SERVICES OF AN
ADVOCATE FOR THE DRAFTING OF THE LETTER OF PROBATE IN YOUR FAVOR, AND
TO OBTAIN ALL OTHER RELEVANT PAPERS IN YOUR NAME FOR THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTATION FOR PAYMENT ENDORSEMENT IN MY BANK.

THE MONEY WILL BE SHARED IN THE RATIO: SIXTY PERCENT FOR ME, THIRTY
FIVE PERCENT FOR YOU AND FIVE PERCENT FOR ANY ARISING CONTINGENCIES OR
EXPENSES DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THIS WILL
BE EXECUTED UNDER ALEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW OR ANY LEGAL PLIGHT, AS I WILL USE MY POSITION IN THE BANK TO SECURE APPROVALS AND GUARANTEE THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT YOUR EXTREME DISCRETION IS REQUIRED.IF THIS INTERESTS
YOU, PLEASE REPLY ME DIRECTLY BY EMAIL AND INDICATE YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS
DATE OF BIRTH, YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS RESPECTIVELY. UPON
RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE, I WILL PREPARE A TEXT OF APPLICATION YOU WILL SEND TO
MY BANK HEADQUARTERS FOR PAYMENT APPROVAL IN YOUR FAVOR. I AWAIT YOUR
URGENT REPLY ON MY PRIVATE  E-MAIL :ronald_onukuwa@sify.com,
BEST REGARDS,

DR.RONALD ONUKUWA.
FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK PLC.
ACCRA GHANA.
CELL PHONE:00233-2769-52561.



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