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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: "DR MRS CECILIA IBRU IBRU" <mrsceciliaibru19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsceciliaibru@presidency.com
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:11:42 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT ATTENTION

VERY URGENT ATTENTION

Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you, I'm Chief Dr. (Mrs.)
Cecilia Ibru , I am the Manager of International Relation with Oceanic Bank
International Plc., I'm 50yrs 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 2003, 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 dead.

My Board of Directors and Board of Management of Oceanic Bank International
Plc 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 2004 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. 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

Chief Dr. (Mrs.) Cecilia Ibru,

NB: Please reply to my personal mailbox:

mrsceciliaibru@presidency.com

This is my private mailbox, Thanks.

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