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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,Helen Philips" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: mrskathleen2017@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:47:59 +0100
Subject: Business proposal.


Dear Sir/Madam,

Firstly, 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, 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, as we have been reliably informed of it's swiftness and confidentiality.

Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. I am Mrs Helen Philips, a Manager at the United Bank For Africa Plc (UBA). I came to know of you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.

A foreigner, Late Captain Steve D. Lawrence ,an oil Merchant /contractor with the federal Government of Benin Republic Cotonou ,until his death five years ago in a ghastly Motor accident, banked with us here at the United Bank For Africa Plc (UBA), and had a closing balance of US$20.5M (Twenty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which the bank now unquestionably expects to be claimed by any of his available foreign next of kin or alternatively be donated to a discredited trust fund for an orphanage.

Fervent valuable efforts are being made by the United Bank For Africa Plc(UBA) to get in touch with any of late Captain Steve D. Lawrence's next of kin (he had no known wife and children) that the management
under the influence of our chairman, board of directors, Retired Major General Joseph Gabba, that an arrangement for the fund to be declared "UNCLAIMED " and then be subsequently donated to the trust fund for an orphanage.

In order to avert this negative development , myself and some of my trusted colleagues in the bank now seek for your permission to have you stand as late Captain Steve D.Lawrence's next of kin so that the
fund,US$20.5M, would be subsequently transferred and paid into your bank account as the beneficiary next of kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund have been carefully worked out and we are assuring you a 100% risk free involvement. Your share would be 40% of the total amount. 10% has been set aside for expenses, while the rest 50% would be for me and my colleagues for our involvement and we wish to invest our shares in real estate and other important viable business in your country.Direct your reply to this email;(MRSKATHLEEN2017@GMAIL.COM)

If this proposal is OK by you and you do not wish to take advantage of the trust we hope to bestow on you, then kindly get to me immediately via my e-mail furnishing me with your most confidential data
information mentioned below;


1.Full Name:.....................................................
2.Address:.......................................................
3.Nationality:...................................................
4.Age:........Date of Birth:.....................................
5.Occupation:....................................................
6.Phone:...............Mobile:.............:...................
7.State of Origin:......................Country:.................
8. Copy of your National Identity Card
9 Driver's License Copy Attach )+


Thanking you in advance for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Helen Philips (Manager).

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