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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: "MR CHUKWU EBUKA" <chukwu_ebuka@sify.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:36:38 +0800 (CST)
Subject: 1 A M WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE DATE /24/08/2010


FROM MR CHUKWU .EBUKA
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
ECO BANK OF BENIN REPOBLIC PLC,
111.LAND PEACE
BLOCK 9. PLOT 90
P. O. .BOX. 7765
TELEPHONE.+234.80689.202.24
TELE. FAX.234.8082165350
COTONOU, BENIN REPOBLIC.
REPLY ME FOR THIS EMAIL(chukwu_ebuka@sify.com
DEAR FRIEND,

I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
OF ZENITH BANK OF BENIN REPOBLIC PLC .HERE IN BENIN REPOBLIC . IN MY
DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF$20.700.000.00 MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS(NINE MILLION US DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONG TO ONE OF
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER.(MR. ANDREAS SCHROEDER FROM MUNICH,GERMANY) WHO DIED
ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN JULY 2007 IN A PLANE crash
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
SINCE WE GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS
NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE
IT,UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED
AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINE AND LAW BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARN T
THAT HIS NEXT OF KIN DIED ALONG WITH HIM IN THE PLANE CRASH.THE BANKER
GUIDELINE HERE A RESPONSIBLE PERSON, AND WHO THE BANK CAN INTROSPECT THIS
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.

THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN HIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY
THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BENIN REPOBLIC CANNOT
STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE
THERE FOR AS A RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, DURING THE
BUSINESS AND THEREFORE, TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO
YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN
OF THE DECEASED INDICATING:

(1)YOUR FULL NAMES...........
(2)YOUR YOUR BANK NAME................
(3)YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS...............
(4)YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS.........
(5)TELEPHONE NUMBER................
(6)YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN...............
(7)NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD..............

FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL
BE REMITTED.UPON
RECEIPT OF
YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF APPLICATION.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE AND
THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME
IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.
I A M WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE DATE /24/08/2010 ////
YOUR'S FAITHFULLY,
MR MR CHUKWU .EBUKA.
THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF
ZENITH BANK OF BENIN REPOBLIC


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