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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: "Biz Biz" <godstime102@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonydike2000@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:47:18 +0100
Subject: RESPOND URGENTLY PLS

I am MR. Tony Dike A Staff of UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC., Lagos Branch.

I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
December 6, 2000, an American Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, Mrs.Ann Barbara Myers made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$1,000,000.00(One
Million Dollars) in our branch.

Upon maturity, Bank Manager has sent a routine notification to her
forwarding address, but got no reply. After a month, the bank sent a
reminder but no response from neither the depositor, nor any member of her
family. It was through my private investigation that I discovered that
Mrs.Ann Barbara Myers died on a ghastly automobile accident with her little
kid.

On further investigation, I found out that she died without making a WILL,
and all attempts to trace her any member of his family (Next of kin) was
fruitless. I have gone through the official deposit record of Mrs.Ann
Barbara Myers discovered that she did not declare any next of kin or
relations in all her official documents.

This sum of US$1,000,000.00 is still sitting in our Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. According
to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert
to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim this
fund.

This is the main reason why I need your corporation now so that this fund
will be released to you. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you,
as a foriegner to stand in as the next of kin to Mrs.Ann Barbara Myers so
that the fruits of this woman's labor will not get into the hands of some
corrupt government officials in this country.

The money will be paid to you for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and
40% for you.

Thanks and regards

MR. TONY DIKE.

If you are interested you can call me on my privet phone so that i will tell
you what to do number : 234-8062275373 Or you can reply to my email
address: tonydike2000@hotmail.com

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