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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: Andrew Clichy <drandyuuba1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andrrewclichy@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:48:09 +0100
Subject: Hi,

Hi,

I bring this business proposal to you in good faith , My name is Andrew
Clichy, Head of International Remittance Department Oceanic Bank Nigeria
Plc.

My Aim of contacting you is in regards to US$14,000,000.00 excess floating
funds which i discovered during our annual account cross checking in the
year 2012.This fund has no beneficiary till date.

I pledge for your partnership to lay claims of this fund from my bank as
the Original depositor, I will update your name into the computer data base
of our bank with my position in the office as the Head of Foreign
Operations, and will print out an updated deposit slip in your name which
you will send to the Operational Manager of my bank, laying claims on the
above mentioned funds and asking the bank for closure/swift transfer of the
fund which will be existing in your name to your nominated account
coordinates in your country. Immediately this is achieved, I will give you
an account where you will wire 60% of the funds to me and keep the rest to
yourself.


If you are interested and willing to work with me, please contact me with
your name, house address and telephone number via my private email address
at andrrewclichy@yahoo.com.hk, so that i can proceed to fix your name on
the payment list immediately.



Anticipating on your early response.

Regards

Andrew Clichy
Cell:+234-8028874622
Head of International Remittance Department.
Oceanic Bank Nigeria Plc.

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