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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: "Martin Ogbuka" <mogbuka148@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mogbuka59@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:13:18 +0000
Subject: Dear Wouters

Dear Wouters,

I know you will be surprise and scared to receive this message, please Kindly accept my apology for contacting you via this medium(internet).I hope you will not betray me for trusting in you.

I am Mr.Martin Ogbuka the personal account officer to Mr.Morie Wouters, a national of your country,possibly could be your relation, who used to work with shell Development Company in Nigeria, but on the 21st of April 2002,were involved in a motor accident along Shagamu road in Ogun State with his wife and their two Children Unfortunately, Mr.Morie and his family lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here in Lagos to locate any of Wouters's extended relatives with the informations as contained in his official file with our bank(Access Bank), This has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to see if i can locate any member of his family or a reliable person with the same last name to enable us claim this fund,hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by Mr.Morie before they get confiscated, frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged according to the banking policy here in Nigeria after four (4) years of unserviced or dormant account, and the four years will be due this 2006. The deceased had an account valued at about US$5.5m. with Access bank nig.plc.

The management has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account frozen within the next few working months. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the real relatives, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $5.5m can be paid to you. And then you and me can share the money,(50% to me and 50% to you.) This deal is 100% risk free.

And this I must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.

PLEASE ON YOUR REPLY.DO SEND ME YOUR FULL NAMES,RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, PRIVATE TEL NUMBERS WITH YOUR COUNTRY'S CODE,INCLUDING A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENCE. For us to move forward.

I hope to hear from you soon. Please do reply this mail if you are sincerely willing to be a partner to this business.

Awaiting your urgent response.

Mr.Martin Ogbuka


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