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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: "MR.MARTINS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maatinson@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:08:12 +0100
Subject: CAN YOU?


Mr. Martins Obi,
Manager Account/Audit Department,
Union Bank Of Nigeria Plc,
Union Bank Marina Branch.


Hello My Dear Friend,

There is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect to this mail coupled with the fact that so many miscreants and mischief-makers who have taken possession of the internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult to believe that any quest for assistance through the internet is real or genuine making it difficult for persons who need help to get attention, recognition and assistance.

I am Mr. Martins Obi senior manager accounts/audit Department, with Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.

Dr.George Brumley Jr, who was a consultant with Nigeria Research Institute of Neonatal-Perinatal Research and a personal friend Died and left behind his deposit in my bank UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC valued $20 Million Dollars.

My relationship with Dr. George started in year 2000 when I was a supervisor in Union Bank Marina Branch.

We met in my social club annual end of the year party and I introduced him to my bank where he opened this account some few weeks later making me the account officer to the account and he operated this account until his death.

On the 19th of July 2003, Dr.George, his wife and their two children were involved in a plane crash in Nairobi Kenya.

All passengers of the plane unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of Dr.George's extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. To prevent the bank to claim this money I know decided to contact anybody from your country, I decided to contact you via your email address with hope to get this money out of the bank.

This is the web site of this tragedy that struck on that faithful day.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html


I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by Dr.George before they get confiscated since the bank has declared the account unserviceable for it's been more than 6 Years since he last operate this account. I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives since I was
re-called back to Marina Branch as a senior manager from a transfer that took me to another branch of the bank. I therefore seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at m$20 Million Dollars can be paid to your account abroad and then you can have 30% of the money for your kind gesture and keep the other 60% for me and 10% for expenses procure, I Will need to travel down to your country for the
collection of the 60% balance as soon as this fund get to you.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through, of which we must present a foreigner with an account abroad to enable us to clear this money from the bank.

Your contact information are very necessary, I mean your home address, phone number and your full name.

Full Name:
Address:
Country:
Mobile Number:
Home Number:
Age:
Occupation:
Sex:

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Stay Blessed
Mr. Martins Obi.

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