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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: GOVT FEDERAL <federalgovt697@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:10:20 +0200
Subject: I Await your urgent reply,21/4/2014..

>From :Mr. Billy E. Attah
Manager Operations First Bank Nigeria.
Branch. # 28 Allen Ave,Ikeja-Lagos,Nigeria.
Tel: +234-9093516007.
Email: (billyattah@yahoo.com)


Dear Sir,
Confidential Business Proposal.

I am pleased to get across to you for a very confidential and
profitable business proposal. I got your contact while searching for a
reliable person who would assist me to execute this life time business
opportunity in my department. I deemed it fit to contact you to seek
your assistance in this profitable project which requires trust and
confidentiality.

An American/ Iraqi Foreign Oil Consultant /Contractor with the Chevron
Petroleum Corporation Company , made a numbered time (fixed) deposit
for twelve calendar months, Valued at US$7,500,000.00 (seven million,
five hundred thousand United States dollars) 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 Chevron Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Richard
Burson died with his wife Mrs. Lenor Burson in a plane crash on
October 31, 1999, (an Egyptian Boeing 767 Flight 990) with other
passengers on board. Find the website before for your perusal.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

The most astonishing of my discovery was that, all records bear no
next of kin, meaning no member of Late Mr. Richard Burson family
knows about the deposit, therefore no member of his family will ever
come forward to claim the fund. to avoid the bank to transfer the
stipulate fund in a dormant as unclaimed funds to the emirates
treasury account, the above stated funds must be claimed immediately
by somebody who would stand as the Next of Kin of the late Mr. Richard
Burson as the beneficiary, because according to the financial laws of
Federal Government of Nigeria, at the expiration of eleven years {11}
, this money will be reverted to the ownership of the Government
treasury account if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Furthermore, this revelation is only known to me because I was his
personal account officer in our bank before I was transferred to this
present office. Hence I seek your collaboration to act as next of
kin/beneficiary to late Mr. Richard Burson to claim the funds and move
them into useful investments, we shall split the cash between our
selves upon the confirmation of the money into your deem fit bank
account. The total sum will be shared as follows: 70% for us, 25% for
you and 5% for local and international expenses incidental to the
transfer.

Please note that by the virtue of my position in the bank, I’ve worked
out the perfect modality on how to claim the fund and I shall provide
the relevant information and documents for the successful claim and
transfer of the funds in the account that would be provided by you, I
can not stand at the forefront of this transaction because I work with
the bank, that is why I have come to you for assistance, be rest
assured that this project involves 100% risk free. Upon the receipt of
your acceptance mail, I shall then provide you with more details that
will help you understand this transaction. I will like you to provide
immediately your private phone number and fax numbers for easy
communication.

Lastly,get back to me thru my private e-mail;billyattah@yahoo.com. or
call me on +234-9093516007..

Best Regards,

Mr. Billy E. Attah
Manager
Branch Operations
First Bank Nigeria.

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