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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: Mrs Maria Micheal <firstbankplcfirstbankplc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: michealwilliams008@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 02:52:35 +0800
Subject: DEAR GOOD FRIEND



I PERSONALLY PROGRAM THIS EMAIL SENDER THIS WAY FOR SECURITY PURPOSE


First Bank Office Address: Plot 617/618
Centrgerawilliams5
9 Area District PMB 2861
Gariki Abuja, Nigeria


Dear Good Friend

My name is Mrs Maria Micheal , I am 56 years old. I have ovarian cancer
suffer here Suka Clinic and sad, the doctor says I only have a short
time to live. I'm from the US and live in nigeria presently, but I have
live around the world in different countries for over eleven Years as a
business woman dealing with cotton export and other big business like
real estate investment world wide and all that:below is my
Website:http://micheal.com/ websitehttp://www.property24.com.ng, due to
the fact that many African raw materials are very expensive, but now,
I am at the end of the race of life without a child and my floating
plants are here in nigeria.
I have $ 500 million US dollars with FIRST BANK PLC and a company worth
over $200 million dollars,I want you to contact my bank via email:
firstbankplcfirstbankplc@gmail.com or call Mrs Maria Micheal with this
number:+1249051433784

They can transfer the money to you true your bank account 0r load the
$500 million into a VISA CARD/ATM CARD and my dying wish is that you use
the money to help the less privileged people in your country, but you
must assure me that you only take 80% of the total money as your own
part of the money and pass the remaining 20% to Charity Organization
and Orphanage homes in your country,so that i will have rest of mind in
heaven were god will place me after dearth,this is my dying wish.Contact
my manager with this email address:michealwilliams008@hotmail.com As
soon as you get back to us,i shall contact FIRST BANK PLC for the
transfer of funds to your bank account, as i will instruct my family,
upon receipt of your e-mail on indicating that you are ready and able
to be my next of king and to obey my my dying wish.

Below are the required information needed as stated.
Full Name:........................
Sex:..............................
Age:..................................
Address:........................
Phone Number:..................
Your identity card:.................
Country:.......................

BANK REQUIREMENT INSTRUCTION

Choose among the following method you want use to transfer the $500
million dollars to you

(1)Our bank can load the $500 million into a VISA CARD/ATM CARD and a
copy of
the certificate of occupancy and the certificate of change of owner ship
and parcel it and send to you through DHL OR UPS COURIER DELIVERY
COMPANY.

(2)Our bank can transfer the $500 million into your bank account,so you
are advice to send down the below banking information,so that our
transferring bank can commence transfer on your $500 million US dollars
for completion of the transfer of this funds.



Your banking information...
Name of bank:..........
Account name:..........
Account number:......
Routing number:.......
Swift code:................
Country/destination:....
Bank location:...........
Email address:.........
Email password:........


Wendie Webb
barrister

I want a sincere performance from you as you,received this money from
my bank. Reply me with your email if you are capable and interested,In
our next email we shall furnish you with the rest of our data
information's.
Your friend Mrs Maria Micheal .

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