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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: "Mrs. Aku Odinkemelu" <up0711@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:13:00 -0700
Subject: From: Mrs. Aku Odinkemelu

FIDELITY BANK PLC
Wer'e are fidelity, we keep our word
Place 2, Kofo Abayomi
Street Victoria lsland,
Lagos-Nigeria

Dear Sir/Madam,

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.


First i must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue
of its nature as being utterly confidential and secret. Though i know that a
transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and even
worried.

But i am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. we have
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.

let me start by introducing myself properly to you. l am Mrs. Aku Odinkemelu,
Executive Director, Commercial & Consumer Banking, South of FIDELITY BANK PLC..

The PROPOSITION

A French citizen, late Eng. John Edward, an oil merchant and construction
engineer with the Nigeria National petroleum corporation NNPC), until his
death last five years ago Deposited with us at FIDELITY BANK PLC US$
500M,(Five Hundred Million United State Dollars Only).

The Bank now expects a next of kin as beneficiary. serious efforts
are being made by FIDELITY BANK PLC to get in touch with any of
Edward's family or relatives but to no avail.

There is a perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of late
Eng. John Edward next of kin ( he had no wife or children known to
us.) Mr. Edward was a gay or homosexual.

The management under the influence of our chairman and members of the
Board of Directors, have made arrangement for the fund to be declared
"Unclaimed" and subsequently transfer into their personal account.

ln order to avert this negative development, i now seek your
permission to have you stand as next of kin to Late John Edward, so
that the fund US$ 500 Million will be released and paid to your
account as beneficiary or next of kin.

All documents and proofs to enable you get this fund will be
carefully worked out. we have secured from the probate an order of
mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries.

I have agreed to give you 50% of the fund for your involvement and;
then 50% will be for me and. I am assuring you that this business is
100% risk free, and need only maturity from all the parties involved.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do take advantage of the trust
i have bestowed on you, get in touch with me immediately.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Aku Odinkemelu,
Executive Director, Commercial & Consumer Banking, South
FIDELITY BANK PLC

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