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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: "Mr. Alegeh Augustine" <alegeh_augustine@legislator.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Alegeh Augustine" <alegehaugustine_oyarekhua@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 10:49:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Financial Proposal...


AttentionBeneficiary,


 
            I have contacted you because I have carried out research into a dormantaccount of mylate client, a national of your country who used to work with Nigeria NationalPetroleum Co-operation (NNPC) Nigeria. I am Mr. Alegeh Augustine Oyarekhua andalso the personal attorney to the diseased.


 
The client has no heirs. The account has a significant amount of moneyin it. An account is judged to be dormant if there has been no activity in it,or contact with the client for 15 years. Normally, account holders lose contactdue to death without leaving a will and there's no known heir to inherit. Thetreasury department receives the unclaimed money unless, a previously unknowndistant relative, comes and puts a claim on it; which is usually within alimited time frame. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.Whose sad event took place on the 1st day of June, 1999 and we havemourned the departed. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassyto locate any of my client's extended relatives that has the same last name andthis has also proved unsuccessful.


 
I have conductedvery important searches through some heir hunters and found out that there areno next of kin’s to the diseased, hence I contacted you and I am contacting youto assist me in repatriating the funds and properties left behind by my clientbefore it get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the corresponding bankwhere these huge funds were deposited.


 
Particularly,the corresponding bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $7,500,000.00(Seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) only has issued mea notice to provide the true next of kin to the diseased as the personalattorney or the funds will get confiscated into the banking treasury within thenext thirty official working days.


 
I seek yourconsent to present you as the true next of kin to the deceased, since you havethe same last name, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $7,500,000.00(Seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) only can be paidto your account and then you and I will share the money 60% to me, while theremaining 40% to you, but what I really needed from you is to make sure thatthe funds wired to your bank account. More so, I am in possession of allrelevant documents legal and institutional that will facilitate this deal.


 
All I require isyour honest and maximum co-operation to enable us conclude this deal. Iguarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement thatwill protect you from any breach of the law or fraudulent activities and it ishowever important to say that utmost confidentiality is of vital importance ifwe are to successfully reap the immense benefits of this transaction.


 
At the closure of this transaction, 40% of the total funds will beyours. So, if you would like to team up with me discreetly to secure thesefunds for ourselves, please have your full information sent to me which includesyour fullname, home contact, and telephone number.


 
Thanks &Best Regards,


 
Sincerely,


 
Mr.Alegeh Augustine Oyarekhua (SAN),

NationalPresident (NBA)

Hotline:+2348109553743

E-mail: alegehaugustine_oyarekhua@yahoo.co.uk 


 
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