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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: emark abia <ema.abi3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <infoemabia@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:46:34 +0000
Subject: Compliment Of The Season,




FROM=MR ELUCHI MARK ABIA
PLOT 12 SANUSI FAFUNWA,
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS


Dear Friend,
Please accept my sincere apologies if my mail fails to meet your professional
and moral Ethics,as we have not met before.


I know you may be skeptical about what i am about to tell you because of the
evil doings of people of the world today,which has brought fear and made alot of
people not to engage in genuine and legitimate business ventures,i urge you to
take your time and read this email very well.


I am a Banker; my name is Mr ELUCHI MARK ABIA, an accountant.I am the accounts
Manager to a late Engineer, a white foreigner whom I have financial dealings for
a long time now. He was a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES

VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS. On 10,Dec 2005, my customer/client,his wife, and his only

son were involved in a SOSOLISO AIRLINE CRASH.


My client and his family all died in that fatal air crash. Since then,I have
made several attempts and inquiries to locate any of his extended
Relatives,but this has Proved unsuccessful.


After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace a good and reliable
Person over the Internet, that can help me in repatriating this fund left behind
in our Bank since the bank i work for and where the funds is at present intend
to declare the funds unservicable if nobody come for the money.


I am contacting you to assist me in repatriating this money left behind by my
Customer/client before they get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where these huge deposit was lodged, particularly this Bank that I am
presently working, Where the deceased had an account Valued at TWENTY MILLION,
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS,The Bank has issued a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within a short period of
time.


Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of my client,I now seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the
proceeds of this account valued at TWENTY MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS

will be transferred into your account and we will share the unds according to an agreed ratio.


I have arranged everything and you will not engage in anything that is illegal.I
have made arrangements with a good Attorney to assist us.


He will present himself to the Bank and notarize all the necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up the inheritance claim.


All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this business
through.


Please if you have the capacity to carry out this business,respond to this email
immediately,and I will forward to you the full and detailed information of my
myself to enable us commence business.immediately.


Expecting your Urgent response.


REGARDS,
MR,ELUCHI MARK ABIA.


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