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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: Egodiuto Charls <egodiutocharls@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:05:11 -0800 (PST)
Subject: REPLY AS FAST AS U CAN



MR EGODIUTO CHARLS
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT OFFICER OF
U,B,A UNION BANK OF AFRICA
=A0
Dear Sir,
=A0
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don't know=
each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am Mr Egodiuto Charl=
s the Chief Accountant Officer of UNION BANK OF AFRICA (U,B,A). There is an=
account opened in this bank in 1984 and since 2002, the account had remain=
ed dormant.
=A0
After going through some old files, I discovered that if I do not remit thi=
s money out urgently it would be forfeited to the state.
=A0
The owner of this account is Mr Krishna Kumar a foreigner=A0 and a miner se=
ttler at Kruger Oil Co., a geologist by profession. Who died since=A02001 a=
nd the state nationalized his company. No other person knows about this acc=
ount or any thing concerning it. The account has no other beneficiary also =
and my investigation proved as well that his company does not know anything=
about this account. The amount involved is (USD10.5M)=A0TEN MILLION FIVE H=
UNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY
=A0
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approv=
ed to a local resident here. To avoid the money being traced by the governm=
ent, it should be remitted to a nominated foreign account with an insider l=
ike me as the contact point in the bank. This transaction is 100% risk free=
and I assure you that as the chief account officer of this bank this trans=
action is absolutely risk free and its success is never in doubt, because a=
ll the necessary documents relating to this transaction is in my care. And =
all approvals concerning this money are to be done by me and the bank direc=
tor in charge of international foreign remittance.
=A0
What I need from you now is your full bank details, to enable me transfer t=
his money in to your account. I need your full co-operation to make this bu=
siness work very well. It is my firm believes that you are capable and will=
ing to handle such amount of money in strict confidence and trust for our m=
utual benefit because this opportunity may never come again in a lifetime. =
I only need a reliable person in this business because I don't want to make=
any mistake; I need your strong assurance and trust. With my position now =
in the office the money can be transfer to any foreign account, which you c=
an provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physica=
l arrival in your country. I will destroy all documents of transaction imme=
diately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place.
=A0
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total amou=
nt, 65% will be for me, and while 10% will be for expenses both parties mig=
ht have incurred during the process of transferring. I look forward to your=
immediate reply through my email. Please reply immediately and indicate yo=
ur interest to be part by enclosing your current phone/fax numbers for more=
confidential communication.
=A0
SURE NAME..........
FRIST NAME.........
LAST NAME.........
SEX.......................
AGE......................
NATIONALITY.....
CITY......................
OCCUPATION.................
BANK ACCOUNT NO............
PHONE NO....................
MOBILE NO.................
FAX NO.......................
=A0
Thanks and Good luck,
=A0
Regards
Mr Egodiuto Charls


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