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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: "Osi Sam" <mrsamosi@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: mrsamosi@post.ro
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 13:55:08 +0100
Subject: From the desk of Mr Sam Osier


From the desk of Mr Sam Osier
Union Bank Of Nigeria Plc
Email: mrsamosi@post.ro

Dear Friend,

I Am Mr Sam Osier the director in Charge Of Auditing and Accounting Section
of (Union Bank Of Nigeria Plc) with due respect and regard, I have decided
to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to
both of us at the end of the transaction. In order to transfer out the sum
of (US$10 Million) Ten Million United State Dollars) from one of the leading
banks in nigeria Union Bank Of Nigeria Plc into a foreign account provided,
I need a foreigner who is reliable and honest person who is capable and fit
to receive this money through a bank to bank wire transfer. During the
course of our auditing last month, I discovered a floating fund in an
account opened in the bank in 2005 and since 2008 nobody has operated on
this account again,
after going through some old files, I discovered that the owner of the
account did not states any Next Of Kin, hence the money is floating and if I
do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing by our
management.

The owner of this Account is Engineer{Fredrick} a foreigner, and an
industrialist, and no other person knows about this account or any thing
concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation
proved to me to be perfect and risk free. However, I am revealing this to
you believing in God that you will never let me down when the money is
transferred into your foreign nominated bank account. at the conclusion of
this business, I will give to you 40% of the total amount, while 55% will be
for me and 5% percent will be used for any expenses we might run into during
the processing of the fund transfer.

Am looking forward to hearing from you. Reply me back at this alternative
E_mail address: accountant_ademolajohnson@post.ro. You can include your
telephone or mobile number for easy Communication.

Best Regards

Mr Sam Osier

Urgent Respond Needed

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