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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: "olatunde vincent" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <olavincent111@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:45:29 -0700
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

Dear Friend,

Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you, I'm Mr. Olatunde
Vincent , I am the Manager of International Relation with African Continental
Bank PLC , I 'm 50yrs old, I got your email address on the Internet and my
confidence reposed on you. 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, a foreigner but base here in Nigeria, his Name is
Mr. jim chopplin. He is from Atlanta Georgia United State of America, but base
here with his wife and his two children, Mr. chopplin has being banking with our
bank for the past 4yrs, some time August
2005, Mr. chopplin was on his way to his house, unfortunately,he ran into a
trailer load of Groundnut Oil, and died immediately, their car got burnt, No
single soul was saved, Mr. jim chopplin and his entire family was confirmed
dead.

My Board of Directors and Board Management of Afircan Continental Bank (ACB)
has mandated and instructed me to look for Mr.jim chopplin relation/relatives
and his next of Kin to come and claim his Funds, Since August 2005 till date, I
have been looking for Mr. chopplin relation's
and relatives/Next of Kin to come and claim his Fund which he Deposited with
our bank, I have contacted his Embassy and after 3days, his Ambassador told me
that Mr.chopplin has no relation and no next of kin, their Ambassador told me
that Mr.chopplin used his first son as his next
of kin, but it is quite unfortunate that Mr.chopplin died with all his family
members.

The reason why I contacted you is thus, Mr.chopplin is dead, and his only son
who is 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.chopplin Fund,
the bank will return Mr.chopplin's Fund into our Federal Government Reserve.


In the Light of the above, I want you to stand as the next of kin to Late Mr.
chopplin, so that you will inherit Mr.chopplin Money which he deposited with our
bank, it might interest you to know that Mr.jim chopplin has a Domiciliary Bank
Account with our Bank and he has a total sum of
US$10.5M (Ten million, five hundred thousand united states Dollars Only), this
is the exact amount which late Mr. chopplin 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
Manager for International Relations with African Continental Bank (ACB) of
Nigeria, and the Management and Board Directors of the Bank are waiting for me
to provide to them the Relation or next of Kin to late Mr. chopplin, of which I
told them that I am still searching the next of kin to the deceased.

Finally, if you are interested in this transaction, I will front you to the
bank as the only next of kin to late Mr. chopplin, and I will let the bank know
that you are the only right person to inherit late Mr. chopplin Funds and
properties and his Money US$10.5M (Ten million, five hundred thousand united
states Dollars) will be Transferred into your own Account as Mr. chopplin next
of kin.

If you are interested, just email me to my privatelate mail box Mr.chopplin 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, any where you want
it. So reply me immediately and let me know what you say, feel free to ask any
questions.

Finally, be aware that We will share Late Mr.chopplin Funds 50-50; you will
take 50% of the US$10.5M (Ten million, five hundred thousand united states
Dollar),while the Balance of the same amount will be mine.

I will be waiting for your immediate response,Thanks and have a nice day.

Regards,

Mr. Olatunde Vincent.

NOTE:Reply to olavincent111@gmail.com









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