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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: "Paul Ochuko" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paulochuko@mail.mn>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:55:17 -0700
Subject: My Dearest Friend.

My Dearest Friend.

Please I want you to read this letter very carefully and I must apologize for barging this message into your mail box without

any formal introduction due to the urgency and confidential of this issue and I know that this message will come to you as a

surprise, please this is not a joke and I will not like you to joke with it.


I am Attorney Paul Ochuko an account operator to late ( Engineer Robert J. Gschaar). I Hoped that you will not expose or

betray this trust and confident that I am about to establish with you for the mutual benefit of me and you.
This fund was deposited in GTBANK by Engineer Robert J. Gschaar from New-York City in America who died in a plane crash in

2001 Terrorist attack in American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, Mssachusetts,to Los Angeles, California, crashed into the

North Tower of the World Trade Centre with his wife and the whole crew on board. I need your urgent assistance in

transferring the sum of (US$10.5M) into your account within 7working banking days. This money has been dormant for years in

GTBANK without claim due to the owner of this fund died along with his entire family.

I want our GTBANK to release this fund to you as the nearest person to the deceased while i come over to your country to meet

with you to share this fund with you as soon as you confirm this fund into your account and ask me to come over. I don't want

the money to go into our Bank treasure as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why I contacted you so that GTBANK will

release this money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer. Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top

secret or delete it if you are not interesting.

Upon the receipt of your reply and indication of your capability, I will give you full details on how the business will be

executed and also note that you will have 48% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to handle this business with me while

50% will be for me and 2% for any expenses that may arise on the process, Because I don't want anyone here in GTBANK to know

my involvement until you confirm this fund into your account and ask me to come over for the sharing as I indicated. Am

looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible for further information. I guarantee that this transaction will be

executed under a legitimate arrangement which will protect you from any breach of the law upon your response, furnish me with

this information's to use it draft notification of inheritance claims that i will submit to GTBANK on your behalf that will

legalize them to open communication with you.

BELOW IS NEEDED INFORMATIONS.

1. FULL NAME..........
2. TELEPHONE NUMBERS.......
3. YOUR AGE......
4. YOUR SEX.........
5. YOUR OCCUPATION........
6. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY......
7. YOUR HOME ADDRESS..........
8. MARITAL STATUS............

As soon as I receive all these information from you i shall get the process started, meanwhile reply to my private id at

Email:paulochuko37@yahoo.com.hk, for security reason best knowing to me.

Thanks with my best regards
Paul Ochuko.

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