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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: "FROM:DR UBASINACHI BUGO" <contactmail02@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ubasinachi@katamail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 02:12:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: contactmail02@yahoo.com



- From: Mr. Chris Richard Citi Bank London 79 Strand, Charing Cross London Dear Friend I am Mr. Chris Richard an accountant with Citi Bank London here in London. One Mr.Andreas Schranner and his wife died in a plain crash while on a business trip on the Monday, 31 July, 2000.The said couple had no children and was about 64 years old before their death. He never identified with anybody as his relative and investigation made could not trace any relative to the late couple. Before his death, he has the sum of$17,500,000.00. Usd (Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) made from contracts he executed with Oil Companies here in London and the proceeds are with our Bank. Few weeks ago, the Bank tried requesting that the next of Kin to the deceased should come up to claim his fund deposited with our Bank. I am the Manager in charge of unclaimed funds hence my contacting you. After much effort has been made to trace a valid information of the deceased, I decid!
ed to contact you to stand in as the next of Kin to the deceased and claim the fund so that the bank will not declare the account dormant, freeze or confiscate the amount as they stated in the letter sent to my Department Of which I will fax to you. If you can stand in, I assure you that this is a risk free as I will advise you on what to do to have this fund moved to your account and we can agree on terms of sharing. All you have to do is to consent to this by giving me the go ahead to have you presented to the Bank as the next of kin through a lawyer. I will tell you how to get a lawyer but it has to be confidential who will apply and present you as the next of Kin. AS soon as we make application, obtain the necessary approval, the money will be paid through here or any of the banks payment centre overseas. This will take us about 14 working days to conclude depending on how you respond to our correspondence. Sharing ratio can be discussed amicably, and I will like to use!
my own part of the fund for investment in your country. I shall be ex
pecting to hear from you urgently. Best regards Mr. Chris Richard


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