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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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