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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: khairur anwar <onemangang_9568@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 00:57:35 +1200
Subject:



From: danali3332000



To: ManOwarrior



Date: 3, Apr 11:20:02



Subject: hello





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Message:



Dear Friend,



My name is Mike Peter ,I work with Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc.Thanks for
your intelligent understanding about this transaction.i will like to
confirm to you that am oblige to transact this business with you, i
need your assistance to stand as a beneficiary to the sum of
$10.5millions united state dollars lying down unclaimed in the bank i
work, what really happened is that during the course of our auditing
last month, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the
bank in the year 2000 and since 2001 nobody has operated on this
account again,after going through some old files in the records I
discovered that the owner of the account died without a [Heir/WILL]
hence the money is floating and if I do not remmit this money out
urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.



The owner of this account is Mr Jawdee Baker an Egyptian and great
industrialist ,who was a Private contractor with the Federal Government
of Nigeria, unfortunately he was shot and killed in iraq there in Baiji
,including his wife and only daughter leaving nobody to claim the
money.Ever since his death the money has been lying unclaimed. Now i
need you cooperation to claim this money because only someone from
foreign country can stand as the beneficiary.And the Banking law
stipulates that any money lying unclaimed for six years will be
transfer to federal government suspend account with central bank of
Nigeria. Please i need your assistance to achieve this great chance
because i do not wish this money to be transfer to Central bank of
Nigeria because it will be shared among the top directors,who are
kaffir.



No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as
well that the account is a secret account. The total amount involve is
$10.5million United States Dollars only and I wish this money should be
transfer into a safe foreigners account abroad. But I don't know any
foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money
can not be approved to a local person here,but to a foreigner who has
information about the account.I am revealing this to you with believe
in God that you will never let me down in this business .



I need your strong assurance that you will never let me down, I
guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.I will
destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money
leaving no trace to any place.I will use my position and influence to
obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your
account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and
foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this business, you
will be given 50% of the total amount, 50% will be for me. Please i
want you to be honest with me because this money is a golden
opportunity to me and i do not want to loose it. For the business to be
effected i will need the following information from you :



1.Your full name:

2.Your full residential address:

3.Your direct telephone number and email address

4.Your date of birth and occupation:





With all these information i will successfully inputs your name in the
necessary files and also insert your information into the bank central
computer as the next of kin to the late depositor and the sole
beneficiary of the unclaimed fund after the demise of the
depositor.Note that i need to insert your name into the bank central
computer and a file will be opened in your name, so with these
information i will definitely commence with the processing of the fund
in your name,so that when you are contcating the bank your name will
appear in the bank central computer as the next of kin to the late
depositor. I want you to know that this transaction is 100%risk free
because all necessary documents to prove u as the beneficiary will be
processed with your name.I want you to handle this business offer with
utmost confidentiality and keep it as top secret because my Bank must
not know that i gave you this information.



Furthermore after the whole processsing of the fund in your name you
will need to contact the bank which i shall give you the contact
information and the required proofs which you shall offer the bank as
the heir and you will apply for the transfer of the fund to your bank
account.After you might have applied for the release of the said fund
and as soon as your letter reach the desk of the director an official
and professional response will be given to your letter of application ,
an official verification will be followed to screen your information
contained in your application letter in the bank central computer and i
assure you that your information will be met in the bank central
computer as the next of kin,beneficiary and claimant of the said
fund.As soon as you are been confirmed as the next of kin , the bank
director will give you an official invitation to come down to Nigeria
because there are valuable and vital governmental certificate and
banking documents that require your original signature which you are to
sign here in Nigeria originally as the beneficiary of the fund before
the release of the fund could be effected. In this case i will advise
you to apply for the documents to be sent to you by courier service at
your own cost meaning that you will have to pay the courier fee that
may be charged by the bank to enable the industry send you the
documents due to your inability to come down to Nigeria to sign the
documents.If this is agreed by you I want you to state it clearly in
your reply .





Immediately you apply for the documents to be sent to you by courier
service the bank director will ask you to send the courier fee and as
soon as you send the courier fee the whole documents will be sent to
you by courier service and you will have these documents signed
originally in accordance with the bank procedure after you finish to
sign the documents the fund will be released to your account in the
next 4 to 5 working days.As soon as u receive the money in ur bank
account,i shall take my leave to your country for my own share of the
money and i shall settle down in your country

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