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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: KAZEEM MOHAMMED <molly546@verizon.net>
Reply-To: kazeemmohammed@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:55:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE TREAT CONFIDENTIAL



FROM THE DESCK OF MR.KAZEEM MOHAMMED.

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.

FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT

OCEANIC BANK (NIG) PLC.



Dearest,



With due respect, we decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction. During our investigation and auditing in this bank last quarter of the year 2009, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person, one Mr.(Tony Hobson) who died following the attack of the Niger Delta Militants crisis in Nigeria in 2006, and the fund has been dormant with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.



Personally, I kept this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and ideas be Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was ($38.5Million) Thirty Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State of American Dollars) Meanwhile, all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer of this money to a foreign account has been made, directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist, as well benefit yourself from this great opportunity.



In fact, I could have done this deal alone, but because of my position in this country as civil servants presently working with the bank in question, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye blow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in the same bank. This is the actual reason why it requires a second party who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit to the Bank, also present a foreign account where you will need the money to be re-transferred into based on your request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.



May I at this point emphasize that this transaction is 100% risk free as I have made every arrangements for a successful deal before contacting you. We shall negotiate on the ratio in which we are going to perfect this transaction.



Please, you have been advised to keep the top secret and confidentiality of this transaction as I still in service and intend to retire from service as soon as you confirm the fund with the correspondent bank oversea in your name. I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your bank account.I shall be relocating to your country for subsequent sharing of the funds

according to percentages we may agreed on and further investment of my share of the money, either in your country or any country of my choice.



I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal, with all the required information which will be used in obtaining all the legal documentation that will legalize you the rightful beneficiary of the said funds for further execution of the funds to the custody of the correspondence bank in Overseas for final crediting of the funds into your designated bank account.



For further correspondents, please comply with the following information listed bellow through this email address:



Here are the requirements:



1, YOUR NAME IN FULL:..........................

2, YOUR PERSONAL PHONE:........................

3, YOUR RESIDENTIAL CONTACT ADDRESS:...........

4, YOUR SCANNED IDENTIFICATION:................

5, YOUR BANKING DETAILS.:......................



Thanks and God bless,

Mr.Kazeem Mohammed.

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