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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 Ann Jean Austin" <vtrpp@unicred-rs.com.br>
Reply-To: <missjeanaustin@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:48:17 -0000
Subject: RE;RE URGENT 28TH NOVEMBER 2014 FROM MR UBANI,

DEAR FRIEND,

I APOLOGIZE FOR SENDING YOU THIS INFORMATON VIA E-MAIL INSTEAD OF A CERTIFIED/POST-MAIL.
THIS IS DUE TO THE URGENCY AND IMPORTANCE OF THIS INFOMATION. MY NAME IS MR HENRY UBANI A BANKER BY PROFESSION AND CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR AUNDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT OF OUR BANK. I AM WRITTING TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AS MY PARTNER TO TRANSFER INTO ANY ACCOUNT OVERSEAS THE SUM OF USD$7.2MILLION.

WE HAVE AN ACCOUNT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY OPENED HERE IN MY BANK IN THE YEAR 2004 FROM OUR CUSTOMER BUT HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2008. SINCE HIS DEATH, THE ACCOUNT HAS REMAINED NON - OPERATIONAL. A FOREIGNER AND OIL CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR WITH CHEVRON PETROLEUM CORPORATION. THE ACCOUNT HAS NO NEXT OF KIN IN CASE OF DEATH AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED THAT HIS COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ACCOUNT; HENCE TILL DATE NOBODY FROM THE COMPANY OR ELSEWHERE HAS COME TO CLAIM THE MONEY.

I THEREFORE DECIDED TO FRONT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN, SO THAT THE FUND CAN BE TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT. I CANNOT DIRECTLY TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT WITHOUT THE HELP OF A FOREIGNER. I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A FOREIGNER, WITH A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHO WILL CLAIM THE MONEY AS THE BENEFICIARY OR NEXT OF KIN, HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY MY TRUST ON YOU.

BE REST ASSURED THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY RISK TO RUN IN THIS TRANSACTION, I WILL NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT WHICH I WILL GIVE YOU IMMEDIATELY YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST.

IF YOU ARE REALLY CAPABLE OF HANDLING THIS TRANSACTION WITH ME,INDICATE AND SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SO THAT I WILL ARRANGE THE ACCOUNT FILE IN YOUR FAVOR IN YOUR NEXT MAIL .SORRY IF YOU RECEIVED THIS LETTER IN YOUR SPAM,DUE TO RECENT CONNECTION ERROR HERE IN MY COUNTRY.

1.NAME IN FULL:
2.ADDRESS:
3.NATIONALITY:
4.AGE:
5.SEX:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.PRIVATE PHONE NO:
8.PRIVATE FAX NO:

YOUR FAITHFULLY,

MR HENRY UBANI.

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