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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: "Nelson Coakley" <info@zennithbank.com>
Reply-To: scott.brandley@lawyer.com
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2017 17:20:38 +0100
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

Dear Sir/ Madam,

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried,this transaction by is very nature is in deed one of a rather complex nature and it has as its bane the issue of TRUST but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.

There is no doubt that trust conceptually is a conundrum which leads its self to deferring interpretation, it is not to the extent of empirical of scientific proof We have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as we have been reliably informed of your discreetness and ability in transaction of this nature. Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Nelson Coakley one of the directors with the ZENNITH INTERNATIONAL BANK, Lagos. I came to know you in my Private Search for a Reliable and Reputable Person to handle this Confidential Transaction, which involves the transfer of Huge sum of Money to a Foreign Account requiring Maximum Confidence.

THE PROPOSITION:

A Foreigner Late Engr. Steve Moore (Snr.) an Oil Merchant with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death months ago in Kenya Air Bus (A310-300) Flight KQ431, Banked with us at ZENNITH INTERNATIONAL BANK, Lagos and had a closing balance as at the end of September, 2000 worth US$35,500,000.00 (thirty five Million five hundred thousand United State Dollars), the bank now expects a next of kin as beneficiary.

Valuable efforts are being made by the ZENNITH INTERNATIONAL BANK to get in touch with any of the Moore's family or relatives but to no success. It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of Late Engr. Steve Moore (Snr.)' s next kin (He had no wife or children that is known to us). The Management under the influence of our Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors, has made arrangement for the funds to be declared "Unclaimed" and subsequently be donated to the trust fund for arms and ammunition to further enhance the course of War in Africa and the World in General.

In order to avert this negative development some of my trusted colleagues and I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to Late Engr. Steve Moore (Snr.) so that the fund US$35.5 Million will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary's next of kin. All documents and proves to enable you get his fund will be carefully worked out. We have secure from the probate an order of madamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries, and more so we are assuring you that this business is 100% Risk Free involvement. Your share stays while the rest be for myself and my colleagues for investment purpose. According to agreement within both parties.

As soon as we receive an acknowledgement of receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suite both parties are thus: 30% for you a/c owner,10% for the expeneses, 60% for i and my colleagues.

While replying furnish me with your private fax and phone numbers for easy communication AND YOUR BANK PARTICULARS. Whilst this anormalities may well exacerbate your doubt and apprehensive about the transaction in view of the fact that you area person not physically known to us. I must have to advice you that a healthy degree of caution be exercised before conclusions are reached by your goodself.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you.

Best regards,
Nelson Coakley.

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