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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: Elias Nwosu <tonmat2@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: eliasnwosu553@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 12:59:54 +0000
Subject: REPLY NEEDED URGENTLY

Dear Friend,


Compliment of the day, I know that this letter must come to you as a
big surprise, but I believe it is only a day that people meet and
become great friends and business partners. I got your mail through my
private search and out of desperation I decided to reach you through
this medium.

My name is Mr.Elias Nwosu a banker, and an account officer to late
Andreas Schranner a German property magnate who came to Nigeria with
Julius Berger construction company in 1997, he was a successful
business mogul but died in Concord AF4590 crash in the year 2000 along
side with his entire family,Andreas Schranner, 64, his wife Maria, 62,
their daughter Andrea Eich, 38, her husband Christian, 57, and their
children Katharina, eight, and Maximilian, 10, all perished in the
jet.

Please log on here to see for your self,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Before his death, my client deposited the sum of (US$70M) Seventy
Million United States Dollars in our bank here In Nigeria,It has been
called to my attention that the NEW NIGERIA LAW of
succession/inheritance claims indicates a duration in which such
claims could be tolerated. I have recently been mandated by our bank
as his account officer demanding me to present the next of
kin/beneficiary of the said funds. Failure to respond to this
ultimatum would legally allow the financial institute to report this
fund to Nigeria Central Bank as unclaimed funds.I want to present you
as his next of kin beneficiary provided you are a foreigner and both
of us will share the money.

I and my colleagues have succeeded in reuniting all the necessary
requirements concerning the release of this funds and it is my
intention to present this opportunity to you as the beneficiary.
Please note that I'm legally equipped with all the necessary
information/documentations concerning this fund. Upon your decision to
accept the proposal.I would process the release of this fund to your
possession; you would be entitled to 40% of the funds and 60% for me.
For security reasons, I have decided not to add more information into
this letter, but immediately you get in touch with me with your
contact details, I would be able to inform you on how this could be
concluded.

In conclusion, it is my concern to demand your ultimate honesty,
co-operation and confidentiality to enable us conclude this
transaction. I GUARANTEE that this process would be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that would legally protect all from breech of
Law.
Send me the followings:
1. Your name and address:
2. Your working mobile phone number for oral explanation:
3. Your age:
4. Occupation and position:
5. Sex:
6. Country of origin:


Yours faithfully,

Elias Nwosu
Fidelity Bank

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