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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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Fraud email example:

From: "GLOBAL BANK PLC." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ghaliabba2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:07:31 -0800
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Spam?=
Contact Me As Soon As Possible.

  
Attention: My Good Friend 

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 ConsultantContractor 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 2014Engr. 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 USD10, 800,000.00 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 so I 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 USD10,800,000.00. 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 asBeneficiary either formal or informal by secret information disclosure to beneficiary be him/her 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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