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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: "Stanley Oga" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <univer123@w.cn>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:20:45 +0200
Subject: RE:Business Proposal..18/01/2012

I am Stanley Oga Address: #205 Osborne crescent, Ikoyi Lagos, Nigeria .The
Personal accountant to late Mr Andreas Schranner a German who worked at Mount
Resources Ltd, a geologist by profession who died in AF4590 crash since 2000 along
side with his entire family (wife Maria, their daughter Andrea Eich, Christian, and
their children Katharina 8, and Maximilian 10. Please log on here to see for your
self, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm I decided to contact you
purely on the personal conviction of trust and confidence to assist in distributing
the funds left behind by my client. The deceased had a deposit (GBP 35 Million) which
I helped him to open in one of the leading banks(United Bank Of Africa) here in
Nigeria two years before his death.

Being his attorney here, his Bank has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or
beneficiary, otherwise the account would be CONFISCATED since nobody has come forward
to lay claims on the money since his death
because the bank has been mandated by the Federal Government Of Nigeria to remit all
foreign debts to its rightful beneficiaries as well as confiscate all unclaimes funds
and send back to the Federal Government Treasury on or before the 1st quarter of this
year.

My search for his relative was not successful and my proposition to you is to seek
your consent to present you as a beneficiary of my client, so that the proceeds of
this account could be paid to you and we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-
upon percentage.

All confirmable legal documents to back up your claim as my client's
beneficiary will be provided here, All I require is your honesty and total cooperation
to enable us see this transaction through. And to gave me my own share as at when due
and not to site on the fund when the money enters into your account. This transaction
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach
of the law if this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my
apology. Provide me with the following informations;

1. Full Names..........
2. Telephone and Fax Number..........
3. Contact Address..........
4. Age..........
5. Occupation..........
6. Sex..........

I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep
this matter extraordinary confidential,because
I don't want anyone here in the bank to know my involvement during the process.as i am
still in service.

whatever your decisions are I await your prompt response.

Note: Strictly send your response to my private mail:univer123@w.cn Forfurther
details.

Best regards,
Stanley Oga

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