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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: fssobande4000@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 12:53:37 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

DEAR FRIEND,

COMPLIMENTS, MY NAME IS MR.F.S.SOBANDE,HEAD,
INVESTMENT BANKING AND TREASURY OF STANBIC BANK OF
NIGERIA PLC LAGOS STATE BRANCH. I AM WRITING IN
RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(MR.PHILLIP
MORGAN)WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER SB1022002-109 WHO PERISHED
WITH HIS FAMILY IN AN AUTO CRASH IN ABUJA EXPRESWAY,IN
NIGERIA, ON THE 30TH OF NOVEMBER 2000.
SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR PHILLIP MORGAN,I PERSONALLY
HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN
BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO
CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD8.5M,[EIGHT MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK
HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME, WHICH HAS ACCUMULATED SOME
INTEREST.
ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR YOU, YOUR NAME
SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME UP
TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE
BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY
MORE THAN FIVE YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FIVE YEARS THE
MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS

UNCLAIMED BILL..
I AM CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME COULD BE USED

AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF THE
FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS
OCCASIONED BY THE FACT
THAT
THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT
STAND
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THIS MONEY WITH YOU IN THE
MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF 50%/50%.YOU KEEP 50% WHILE I
KEEP 50%,THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY, FOR
DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
THEREFORE TO ENDEAVOUR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS
FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT,YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRST TO THE
BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DESEASED INDICATING BY
SENDING AN APPLICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY
WILL BE REMITTED.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
AS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.
THIS IS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
fssobande@bitwiser.com

DO NOT HESITATE TO REPLY ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED.

KIND REGARDS,

Femi Sobande


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