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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: "David Ogechi" <davidchuks01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: davchuks09@yahoo.com.au
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:30:09 +0100
Subject: RE: SOLE BENEFICIARY

RE: SOLE BENEFICIARY,

PLEASE EXCUSE MY USE OF THIS MEDIUM TO GET INTOUCH WITH YOU FOR THIS VERY
CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSITION THAT I AM ABOUT TO PUT FORWARD TO YOU. MY NAME IS
DAVID CHUKS OGECHI,I AM THE MD(MANAGING DIRECTOR)GULF BANK NIGERIA PLC.

IN 2004 THE C.B.N(CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) ISSUED AN ALTIMATIUM TO ALL BANKS
IN MY COUNTRY TO RECAPITALIZE TO A CAPITAL BASE OF 25BILLION NAIRA WHICH IS
ABOUT
$180m(ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY MILLION DOLLARS)TO BOOST THE INDUSTRY AND MAKE
SURE THAT EVERY BANK THAT IS DOING OFFICIAL BUSINESS IN THE COUNTRY HAS THE
CAPACITY AND FINANCIAL STRENGTH TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY.

ALL THE BANKS THAT FAILED TO RECAPITALIZE TO THIS FIGURE WERE LIQUIDATED BY
THE C.B.N ON THE EXPIRATION OF THE DEADLINE WHICH WAS 31TH DECEMBER 2005.
UNFORTUNATELY,MY BANK WAS AMONG THOSE THAT WERE AXED BY THE C.B.N FOR
FAILURE TO MEET THIS TARGET.

HOWEVER,THE C.B.N HAS TAKEN THE BURDEN OF PAYING OUR DEPOSITORS AMONG WHOM
WAS MR KIRSTEN FRISKE A SWISS NATIONAL WHO WAS AN OIL CONTRACTOR WITH THE
NNPC(NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUEM COPERATION).
MR FRISKE ON HEARING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS MY BANK WAS HAVING, CAME TO MY
OFFICE ON 25TH NOVEMBER 2005 TO FIND OUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
SADLY,WHEN I TOLD
HIM THAT MY BANK HAS GONE UNDER AND WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PAY MUST OF OUR
BIG DEPOSITORS WHICH HE IS ONE WITH A TOTAL OF $4,598M(FOUR MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED AND
NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS),HE SIMPLY COLLASPED RIGHT THERE IN MY OFFICE
AND ALL EFFORT TO REVIVE HIM AT THE HOSPITAL PROVED ABORTIVE AS HE PASSED
AWAY THAT
SAME NIGHT.

NOW,THE C.B.N HAS SINCE COMMENCED PAYING ALL OUR DEPOSITORS AND EVERY EFFORT
TO LOCATE THE RELATION/S OF MR FRISKE HAS NOT YEILDED ANY REAL RESULTS YET .
I THEREFORE, WISH TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION FOR ME TO PRESENT YOU AS
NEXT OF KIN TO MR FRISKE SO THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE RELEASED IN YOUR NAME AS
ENTITLEMENTS DUE TO THE SOLE BENEFICIARY, INSTEAD OF ALLOWING IT TO GO
UNCLAIMED.

ALL MODALITIES TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND EASY CLAIM HAS BEEN WORKED OUT BY MY
SELF AND MY ATTORNEY.I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED,AS
THIS
CLAIM WILL BE MADE WITH ALL THE LEGAL BACKINGS NEEDED.


INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY REPLING THIS E-MAIL FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

YOURS TRULY,
DAVID CHUKS OGECHI
MD,GULF BANK PLC

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