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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: "James Mbakwe." <joseantoniobancas@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mxzyx890@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:58:18 -0800 (AKDT)
Subject: Dear beloved one,




Dear beloved one,


Please do not let this my letter keep you wondering why should it be you
that I will trust with these information’s that I am about to reveal to
you, please I need you to trust and believe in me if you can, God is
everywhere and can connect people everywhere and anytime. Please I need
you to make out time to read this mail attentively to be able to
understand the content.

My names are James Mbakwe, I am 22 years of age and the only surviving
child of my parents, Mr Sam and Mrs Alice Mbakwe, My parents were Natives
of Nigeria, they migrated to the United States when I was just 4 year old.
We lived at No 215 West Wieuca Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia USA, and I
attended the famous Frederick Douglas High School northwest Atlanta,
Georgia USA, but when my mother fell sick and died June 2004, My father
became weak every now and then, he will fall sick just because his life
love was gone, I believe it was the shock of my mum's sudden death that
caused his illness. He got retired from his office, Fidelity National
Insurance Company at No 200 Galleria Parkway Southeast Atlanta GA 30339
USA October 2005, from there we move to New York City because of my Dad’s
medication.

Then November 2006 my father called me and told me that he doesn't want to
die in a foreign land. That he has made enough money, that he felt the
best thing for him to do now is for us to relocate back to his home
country of Nigeria so that he can set up his own Insurance company and
give job opportunities to his people, he also told me that he want me to
learn about his people and their culture. On the 14 of December 2006 we
returned back to Nigeria. When we came back from the states, he was lucky
enough to get some of his late father's legacy which he inherited as the
first son,the estate indeed worth big money, he had no other choice than
to dispose the estate based on his own initiative that he want to set up,
now the money he had with him and the one he got from his inheritance
increased.

Then after some time my Dad started to look for properties to buy to use
for an office, in several occasions I went out with him to inspect some
properties. But unfortunately on the 22nd of February 2007 my father
collapse and later died.Why am I telling you, a total stranger you may
ask!!! The reason is I am revealing to you my family's secret is because
my late Dad's final burial as Africa culture to a wealthy man is over and
my uncle is searching every where looking for my late father's bank
documents that my dad used in depositing all his money when his sickness
became serious.

But he doesn't know that I have hiden the documents in a safe place
outside the house where he can not find it, based on my late dad advice on
his sick bed before his death. This secret has been in my mind for some
time now and I don't even know who to tell because I need someone to help
me received this money in a foreign account to enable me leave here
peacefully,these same people that call themselves my relative are mean and
are ready to eliminate me because of this inheritance if they discovered
that my late father left such huge amount of money for me as his only son
and the next of kin to his wealth, my late father even warned me to
relocate if he happens to die.This is the reason why I make contact with
you to help me received the money. That means you will provide an account
where the money will be transferred into then I will take the next
available flight to join you once you confirm to me that you have received
the money in your account. I have thought about it and I came to the
conclusion that this is the only way I can get the money safe and
transferred out of here without my uncle knowing about it, my late father
warned me to be very careful and that I should make sure I secure this
money for my future.

If you have the believe that you can help me please respond to this mail
and include with it your telephone number to enable me give you a call
then we can talk.My spirit, my soul, my heart and the spirit of God
dwelling inside of me asked me to confide and trust you for this project.
I know you will never cheat on me because I am convinced that God will
never permit me to contact the wrong person, l know that He works in a
miraculous way that still remain misery to man,the same revelation to help
an orphan will start from you..

Please get back to me ASAP with a telephone number to reach you.


Yours little one
James Mbakwe.

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