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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: "Michael E. Okeke" <frankowode1001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: michaelokeke202@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 06:39:58 -0700
Subject: Good Day

FIDELITY BANK PLC
Trade Fair Complex
Lagos - Badagry Expressway
Lagos-Nigeria
Website: www.fidelitybank.ng


Good Day,

I am Mr. Michael E. Okeke, an account manager with the Fidelity Bank
Plc to late
Mr. Robert Thompson a foreign investor who unfortunately lost his life after a
brief illnes. He died of esophageal cancer on the 18th of August, 2012. He left
behind an investment bond of about $4.5Million(Four Million Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars) with my bank before his death. I have
decided to contact you for the transfer of the above mentioned amount
into your account. which the bank now unquestionably expects to be
claimed by any of his available foreign next of kin or be forfeited
and transfers into the banks treasury as unclaimed because he died
“intestate,” .

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his
next of kin
to come over and claim his money because we can not release it unless somebody
applies for it as next of kin to the deceased as indicated in our
banking guidelines. It is therefore upon this discovery that I decided
to make business with you and release the money to you as the
beneficiary to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement.
The transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement as it
will strictly be a bank-to-bank transfer. Hence our desire to have you
as our overseas partner.

As a matter of fact, I have just placed this funds in what we call
Nostro Vostro
account with no beneficiary. with my position as a management staff of
this bank,
I cannot acquire this money in my name. So my aim of contacting you is
to assist
me receive this money in your bank account and get 30% of the total funds as
remuneration for your involvement. This is why i am looking for a competent and
honest individual abroad into whose account the above stated sum will be
transferred into by telegraphic transfer [Bank-to-Bank transfer]. Hence i am
contacting you.

However, i wish to receive your personal assurance that you would not betray me
after the fund must have arrived your account. More importantly, you
are to keep
this transaction confidential, in order not to tarnish the confidence
reposed on
me and the officials involved in this transaction. Please note that this
transaction is 100% safe and risk free.

If you are interested in this deal, kindly send me your complete information as
stated below, so that we can get started with the transfer process.

1. Full Name:...
2. Country:...
3. Contact Address:...
4. Telephone Number:...
5. Marital Status:...
6. Occupation:...
7. Age:...
8. Sex:...

The above information will enable us write letters of claim. This way
we will use
your name to apply for payments into your account. Please note that you will
receive your payment via Swift Wire Transfer [Bank-To-Bank Transfer] to your
Account. I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.

Thanks in anticipation of your cooperation.

Best regards,
Mr. Michael E. Okeke
Email: michaelokeke202@yahoo.com

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