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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: "drben awele" <drawelebenjamin@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drawelebenjamin@yahoo.com.mx
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:44:52 +0000
Subject: URGENT

Atten:Sir Madam

I am DR BEN AWELE Bank Manager of Union Bank of
NIGERIA. I have an urgent and confidential business
proposal for you. I got your information in my search
for a reliable partner who can assist me actualise
this arrangement.

PROPOSAL:
On June 6, 2000, an American oil merchant and
Contractor with the NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
COPORATION, MR KEN POWER, made a numbered time Fixed)
Deposit for twelve(12)calendar months,valued at
US$28,000,000.00 (SIXTEEN- Million United states
Dollars) in my branch.

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 NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
COPORATION that MR KEN POWER died from an automobile
accident.

On further investigation, I found out that he died
without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his
NEXT OF KIN was friutless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that MR KEN POWER did not
declare any KIN OR RELATIONS IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HIS BANK DEPOSIT PAPER WORK IN MY
BANK.

This sum of US$16,000,000.00 is still sitting in my
Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. NO PERSON WILL
EVER COME FOWARD TO CLAIM IT. According to NIGERIAN
LAW, at the expiration of 7(SEVEN) YEARS, the money
will revert to the ownership of the NIGERIAN FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IF NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUND.

Consequently, my proposal is that I WANT YOU TO STAND
IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND DEPOSIT
SO THAT THE FUND CAN BE RELEASED TO YOU FOR OUR MUTUAL
BENEFIT. If you will assist me, send down the
following informations. I will require them for
operation.

1: YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS
2: YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
3: YOUR BANKING INFORMATIONS.
4. YOUR AGE.
5. YOUR OCCUPATION.

FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, YOU WILL BE ADEQUATELY
COMPENSATED WITH ( 40%) OF THE TOTAL SUM. (55%) WILL
BE MY OWN SHARE WHILE (5%) WILL BE SET ASIDE TO COVER
ALL INCIDENTAL EXPENSES MADE BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD
BEFORE CONCLUTION OF THIS DEAL.

THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE as all the paper
works that will be required to effect this fund
transfer will be obtained from the federal ministry /
high court of justice by an Attorney hear in Nigeria,
and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this arrangement.

Moreso, ALL ASPECTS OF THIS TRANSACTION ( FROM THE
FIRST TO THE LAST ), WILL BE CONDUCTED LEGALLY in such
a manner that it will not constitute a breach of the
law either in your country or in mine.
IF YOU ARE INTRESTED IN ASSISTING ME IN THIS
TRANSACTION, PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY FOR DETAILS.
This has to do with fund transfer and consiquently
requires speed.

Upon your response, I SHALL PROVIDE YOU WITH DETAILS
ON HOW WE CAN SUCCESSFULLY ACTUALISE THIS DEAL, I
SHALL ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO
THIS FUND DEPOSIT THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THIS
TRANSACTION BETTER.

Please realise that the confidentiality of this
arrangement must be maintained from now, and even
after the successful complition of this deal. I WILL
MEET WITH YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSMENT AFTER
THE FUND HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO YOU, AND ALSO DISCUSS
INVESTMENT POTENTIALS AS I WILL LIKE TO INVEST IN YOUR
COUNTRY WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE.

Awaiting your urgent reply
Thanks and God bless.

Best regards
DR BEN AWELE
pls reply to drawelebenjamin@yahoo.com.mx

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