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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: "NBL Gaurigunj" <nblgaurigunj@nepalbank.com.np>
Reply-To: akingba1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 22:30:04 +0545
Subject: YOUR RESPONSE

Hello, Good Morning.





I know this revelation will keep you wondering why should I trust you with
this information I am about to reveal to you or if what I am saying is the
truth especially with the high level of scam mails going around all over
the internet, please I need you to trust and believe me if you can, and
also I need you to make out time to read this mail attentively in order to
understand the reason why I decided to send you this mail.

I am Daniel, 24 years of age, the only child of my parents, Mr and Mrs
Ernest Akingba, My parents were Natives of Nigeria before they migrated to
the United States when I was just 10 years old. We lived at No 215 West
Wieuca Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia USA and I attended the famous
Frederick Douglass High School northwest Atlanta, Georgia USA, but when my
mother fell sick and died on June 2009, My father became weak every day
and later he fall sick, I believe it was the shock of my mum's sudden
death that deteriorated his health.. He got retired from his office,
Fidelity National Insurance Company at No 200 Galleria Parkway Southeast
Atlanta GA 30339 USA October 2007, from there we moved to New York City
because of my dad medication.
Then December 2010 my father called me and told that he doesn't want to
die in a foreign land. That he has made enough money, that he felt the
best thing for him to do now is for us to relocate back to his home
country of Nigeria so that he can set up his own Insurance company and
give job opportunities to his people and he also told me that he want me
to learn about his people and their culture. On the 14 of February 2012 we
returned back to our state Jos Nigeria.

Then after some time my dad started to look for properties to buy to use
for an office, in several occasions I went out with him to inspect some
properties. But unfortunately on the 22nd of November 2013 my father
collapsed and later died.
Why am telling you all this because now my life in danger and well know
that your stranger which you can help me out!!! The reason I am telling
you and also revealing to you my family's secret because my late dad's
burial is over and my Uncle is searching every where looking for bank
documents that my father used in depositing all his money in the bank when
his sickness became serious..
But he doesn't know that I have hide the documents in a safe place outside
the house where he can not find them based on my late father's advise on
his sick bed before his death. This secret has been in my mind for close
to more than year now and I don't even know who to tell because I need
someone to help me receive this money in a foreign account to enable me
leave here peacefully. This is the reason I make contact with you to help
me received the money. That mean you will provide an account where the
money will be transfer into then I will take the next available flight to
join you once you confirm to me that you have received the money in your
account... I have thought about it and I came to the conclusion that this
is the only way I can get the money transfer out of here without my uncle
knowing about it.
If you have the fear of God Almighty and believe that you can help me
please respond to this mail include with your direct telephone number and
also try to call me for more details.

I want you to know that I passed by so many people and many profile before
I came in contact with your contact info and when I did, my heart and the
spirit of God dwelling inside me asked me to confide and trust you.

I'm Looking for honest matured person for inheritance fund transfer of
$Three million US in your country . .

Please send me

YOUR FULL NAMES
YOUR ADDRESS
YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER



Please get back to me ASAP

God bless you as I look forward in meeting you soon!!!

Thanks,

Daniel Akingba


WorldClient-F201405232230.AA30042350@nepalbank.com.np
Fri, 23 May 2014 22:30:04 +0545

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