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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: Oceanic Bank plc <ericagson003@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ericagson03@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:27:21 +0100
Subject: Very Urgent & Important Please...

Dear,

I am Mr. Eric Agson. a Manager with Oceanic Bank Plc, Lagos Balogun Branch. I have urgent and very good business proposition for you. On June6, 2000,an American Oil Consultant/ Contractor with the National Oil Nigeria Ltd. Mr. Robert Noel made a Fixed Deposit for twelve calendar months. Valued at US12 000,000.00 (twelve Million Dollars only) in my branch upon maturity.

I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers the National Oil Nigeria LTD that Mr. Robert Noel died on air crash in ADC Airline going to Abuja our Federal Capital Territory. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making "WILL" and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Robert Noel did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US12, 000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one has ever come forward to claim it. According to Law, at the expiration of 11th (eleven) years, the money will be reverted to the Nigerian Government if nobody applies as the owner to claim it.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to act as the next of kin to Mr. Robert Noel so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials here. A friend who was formally residing in your country gave me your contact address. He
told me that you are trustworthy though he did not know my intention. His assurance gave me the courage to link you up for this particular transaction, and I hope it will be of mutual benefit to us. This transaction is very simple and 100% risk free, therefore I will like you to provide immediately your full name and address so that an Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin and shall employ the service of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the "WILL" and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate and realization in your favour for the transfer.

A Bank Account in any part of the world, which you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your Account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you and 10% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring these money. I look forward to your earliest reply through this email address: ericagson03@gmail.com

Yours truly,
Eric Agson
Branch Manage

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