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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: "philip collins" <philipcollins25@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: philip220_co_llns2@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:21:15 +0100
Subject: I will be waiting for your Immediate response


>From The Office of The Director of
International Relation,Access Bank Plc
22 Marina Street,Marina
Lagos-Nigeria

Dear,

Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you. I
am Mr. Philip collins. the Director of International
Relation with Access Bank of Nigeria Limited. I 'm
47yrs old and I got your email address on the Chambers
of Commerce address list and my confidence reposed on
you to contact 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
from your country but base here in Nigeria since over
a decade now, his name is Mr. Hamilton Creek from
Atlanta Georgia United State of America but reside
here with his wife and his two children. Mr. Hamilton
Has being banking with our bank for the past 4yrs some
time October 2002. On 12th of August 2003 Mr. Hamilton
was on his way to his house and unfortunately he ran
into a Trailer truck load of Groundnut Oil and died
immediately. Their car got burnt and Mr. Hamilton
Creek and His entire family was confirmed died which
no single soul was saved.

The Board of Directors and the Management of Access
Bank has mandated and Instructed me to look for Mr.
Hamilton Creek relatives/his Next of Kin to come and
claim Mr.Hamilton's Fund. Since August 2003 till date
I have been looking for Mr. Hamilton Creek
Relatives/Next of Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's
Fund which he Deposited with our bank. I have made a
frantic effort to contact the American Embassy and
after 3days the Ambassador told me that Mr. Hamilton
Creek has no relation and no next of Kin.The
Ambassador also 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
this, 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's
Fund, the bank will decleared Mr.Hamilton's Fund as
unclaimed and it will send into the Federal Government
of Nigeria Reserve Account, In order to avert this, I
want you to stand as the Relation/relative of Late Mr.
Hamilton Creek and to act as the Hamilton's relative
so that late Mr. Hamilton Creek money which he
deposited with our bank will be release to you. 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$52Million (Fifty two Million United
States Dollars) and it 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 Director of International
Relations with Access Bank of Nigeria Limited and the
management/Board of Directors of the Bank are waiting
for me to present to them the Relation or next of Kin
to late Mr. Hamilton Creek, 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 present you to the bank as the only next of kin
to late Mr, Hamilton Creek and I will let the bank to
know that you are the only right person to inherit
Late Mr. Hamilton Funds and properties, and his Money
US$52M(fIifty two Million United States Dollars) will
be transferred into Your Own Account as late Mr.
Hamilton Creek next of kin.

Please if you are interested, Just email me on my
direct private and secured Email Address for immediate
commencement so that 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 your decision and also feel free to ask any
questions. Meanwhile we will share Late Mr. Hamilton
Creek Funds 50-50 which you will take 50% of the
US$52M. which is amounting to US$26M, (Twenty Six
Million United States 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

Mr.Philip Collins.

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