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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Abba Ghali <abbaghali2@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2022 12:08:01 -0700
Subject: Contact Me As Soon As Possible.
I am Abba Ghali Bank Manager of Global Bank Nigeria Plc. Lagos Branch.
Actually I got your contact information through the public records while
searching for a reliable partner to
help me in claiming my late clients estate.
In the year 2014 an expatriate and Oil Consultant Contractor with the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Engr. Barton Miller made a numbered time fixed deposit for twelve calendar
months valued at USD10.800, 000.00
(Ten MillionEight Hundred Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity I
sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation that on Wednesday 24th July 2014, Engr. Barton Miller
died alongside with his entire
family in Air Algeria flight that crashed in Northern Mali West Africa in
their plan for a world cruise
killing all 116 people on board along with the crew.
You can get more details on the website below:
http:www.cnn.com20140724worldafricaairalgerieflight
Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident Since
then I have made several inquiries
to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts I decided to contact you. On further investigation I
found out that he did not leave a
WILL and all attempt to trace his next of kin were fruitless. We have
written several letters to the embassy
with an intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be
claimants beneficiaries of his abandoned
personal estate and all such efforts have been to no avail.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Engr. Barton
Miller did not declare any next of
kin in all his official documents including his bank deposit paperwork.
This sum of USD10800000.00 is still
sitting in the Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year No
one will come forward to claim it. More soI have received official letters
in the last few weeks suggesting a
likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line
with existing laws by the bank in
which my client deposited the sum of USD10800000.00. On this note I decided
to search for a credible and
honest person like you before the money will revert to the ownership of the
Nigerian Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds.
Consequently my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin of Engr.
Barton Miller so that the fruit of this old man labour will not get into
the hands of some corrupt government
officials or confiscated by the authorities. Be informed that Next of
Kinship is not limited to relations of
the deceased nor is it confided to the circuit of parental relationship
rather it is by choice of the
benefactor as regards to whom he wish to WILL it to Beneficiary either
formal or informal by secret
information disclosure to beneficiary be himher business partner relation
kinsmen or friends or well wishers.
This is simple
1. I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names address
telephonefax numberBank Account and
Bank Address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavitswhich will put you in
place as the next of kin.
2. We shall employ the services of an this attorney for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and obtain the
necessary documents and letter of probateadministration in your favor for
the transfer.
3. A bank account in any part of the world which you provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this funds
toyou as the beneficiary/next of kin to Engr. Barton Miller. The money will
be paid into your account for us
to share in the ratio of 55% for me and 40% for you.
4. While 5% will be set aside to rereimburse any incidental expenses we
might have incurred during the cause
of actualizing this transaction. There is no risk whatsoever as all the
paperwork for this transaction will
be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees
the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested please reply immediately.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details. Please
observe utmost confidentiality until
this funds gets to your account since I am still in active service.
And be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both
of us because once this funds
gets to your account and upon my resignation I will fly over to your
country for my share of the funds and
also require your assistance to invest my share of the funds into a viable
business.
God bless you as I await your positive response.
Regards.
Abba Ghali.
Global Bank Nigeria.
Plc Lagos. Nigeria.
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