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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: ihh regnald <reginaldiheji@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:10:25 +0000
Subject: FIDELITY BANK PLC,REF:(FBPLC/1414LAG).





MY DEAR FRIEND,

I AM DR. REGINALD IHEJIAHI ,THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND
ACCOUNTING IN FIDELITY BANK NIGERIA. WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARD FOR YOU
,I BRING TO YOU THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO
BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION. DURING OUR AUDITING IN THIS
SECOND QUARTER OF YEAR 2014, WHICH WILL LAST TILL THE END OF SECOND
QUARTER OF THIS YEAR 2014. DURING THIS AUDIT MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A
HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO ONE ENGINEER, A FOREIGNER WHO DIED IN YEAR
2007 IN AIR CRASH WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN HIS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN
DORMANT IN THIS BANK WITHOUT ANY CLAIM FROM EITHER HIS FAMILY RELATIONS OR
FROM ANY QUARTER BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY,OWING TO THE FACT THAT NOBODY KNOWS,
HE KEPT SUCH AMOUNT THERE.

WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT HE HAS NO KNOWN NEXT OF KIN TO PUT IN FOR A CLAIM
THROUGH THE BANK'S INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATIONS. THE BANKING ACT AND
REGULATION MADE PROVISION FOR THE NEXT OF KIN OF ANY DECEASED TO CLAIM
HIS/HER FUND IN ACCIDENTAL DEATH LIKE PLANE CRASH,MOTOR ACCIDENT OR DEATH
ALTHOUGH,I KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MYSELF AND TWO OF MY
COLLEAGUES TO ENABLE THE WHOLE PLANS AND IDEA BE PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL
DURING THE TIME OF EXECUTION. THE SAID AMOUNT IS (USD$25.5 M) TWENTY-FIVE
MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS).

MEANWHILE,ALL ARRANGEMENT TO USE YOUR NAME TO PUT FOR THE CLAIM OVER THIS
FUND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AND GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL
THROUGH A KNOWN ATTORNEY (LAWYER)WHO WILL GET ALL THE DOCUMENTS FOR US AND
SUBMIT IT TO THE BANK IN YOUR NAME BEFORE THE MONEY IS TRANSFERRED INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE PUT IN PLACE. ALL DIRECTIVES NEEDED WILL BE RELAYED
TO YOU ON TRUST AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO
ASSIST ME , AND YOU WILL ALSO BENEFIT IN THIS GREAT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
YOU NEED NOT TO BE BIAS BECAUSE I AM HERE AND KNOWS WHAT IT TAKE TO
CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITHOUT DELAY. YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO ME AND WITH
YOUR GREAT SUPPORT WE SHALL END THIS TRANSACTION WITHIN (7-14 )WORKING
DAYS.

IN FACT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN
THIS BANK AS A CIVIL SERVANT,WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT, AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN EYEBROW ON MY SIDE,HENCE DURING
OUR QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MY TWO COLLEAGUES ASKED ME
TO LOOK OUT FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS WITH. IT IS
APPARENTLY THAT I NEED A FOREIGN PARTNER TO EXECUTE THIS BUSINESS, WHO
WILL FILE IN APPLICATION AS NEXT-OF-KIN OF THE DECEASED AND I COLLABORATE
DISCREETLY WITH MY POSITION TO HAVE THE MONEY TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR
DESIGNATED ACCOUNT.

I WILL USE ANY NAME YOU WILL WISH TO USE AS THE BENEFICIARY NEXT-OF-KIN .I
WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AS
THERE WILL BE KNOW TRACE FOREVER,ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION,
YOUR ENTITLEMENT IS 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION FOR ALL YOUR
ASSISTANCE PUT TOGETHER TO SEE THAT WE CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION, WHILE
10% HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO REIMBURSE EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURRED DURING
THE TIME OF TRANSFER AND ALSO TELEPHONE BILLS ETC,WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME
AND MY PARTNERS (COLLEAGUES).

PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP TOP SECRET OR CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS
TRANSACTION AS WE ARE STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE
AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU. I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE
SITUATION HERE IN THE BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
AND ASK US TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND
ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED. FOLLOW WITH FURTHER
INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY YOU ADVISE US TO INVEST.
N.B.PLEASE DO REPLY THROUGH THE PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS BELLOW:
( inffooo13@gmail.com ) OR MY PRIVATE NUMBER +234-

WE WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

SINCERELY,

Dr. Reginald Ihejiahi.
MANAGING DIRECTOR

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