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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: Sidiq Purnomo <54105@kereta-api.co.id>
Reply-To: Patrick Brianobilor Esq <PatrickBrianobilorEsq@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 00:21:19 +0700 (WIB)
Subject: ("REMITTANCE OF $250.5 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS CONFIDENTIAL IS THE
CASE")






The Head Of File Department,
African Development Bank A.D.B
Lagos Nigeria West Africa .
Phone: +2349075415500



("REMITTANCE OF $250.5 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS
CONFIDENTIAL IS THE CASE")


Compliments of the Season 2016,


Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel.I got your contact from the professional data base found in the internet. When I was searching for a foreign reliable partner and I'm assured of your capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity.


After series of prayers/fasting. I was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in your data base I believe that God has a way of helping who is in need. I am (Patrick Brian obilor Esq.), the Head of file Department in African development bank (A.D.B). In my department we have an abandoned sum of $250.5 million U.S.A dollars (Two Hundred and Fifty Million, five hundred thousand U.S. dollars). In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer (A contractor with the FRN) whose company in FRN liquidated long ago and the principal owner of the company is dead according to investigations.



We have been mandated by the FGN to pay up all foreign contractors and Since i got information about the imminent death of the contractor, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or related on to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines, but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and one official in my department now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.


The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed Seven or five years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner, and a Nigerian be cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. We agree that 45 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 15 % will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 40 % would be for me and my woman colleague. There after I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.


Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted. Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangement have been made for the transfer.



You should contact me on my number +2349075415500 immediately. You may also reply to patrickbrianobilor@hotmail.com declaring your interest as soon as you receive this letter. Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Yours faithfully,



Patrick Brian obilor (Esq.) FROM (ADB)
Lagos Nigeria West Africa .
PatrickBrianobilorEsq@yahoo.com
GOD BLESSINGS, PROTECTIONS AND
GUIDIANCE TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.



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