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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: williams_austineuba@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 21:09:07 +0100
Subject: Fellow co operate,contact (ASAP)

Dearest Co operate,
I have stressed out my research looking for some one like you. It is my
pleasure contacting you now, as I have longed to get in touch in any way
through the internet with anybody 100% trust worthy who is from your nationality.
I am Austine Uba personal accountant to Mr. David Brannon who died along
with his family on the 01 FEB 1997 in a plane crash, the aircraft name is
Hawker Siddeley HS-748-353 Srs.2A.This crash happened in Tambacounda (Senegal)
in Africa, and the registration number of the aircraft is 6AV-AEO. My client
had deposited two million, US. Dollars ( 2 Million US Dollars) in our bank,
while working with a tourism development center in west Africa as the head.
Since then, there have not been any trace of claim from any person as the
fund remains dormant in his account all these years. Although, I kept this
information confidential within my jurisdiction to enable me put claims
and transfer the said amount through a trustworthy friend overseas whom
I shall present to the transfer department of my bank as the bonafide next-of-kin
to the deceased for a profitable and successful project. The very issue
in this is that the very next of kin of my client died along in the same
crash so this is all some how and calls for my duty. And he was raised by
a single parent (mother)who is now late.(r.i.p)so this has made my search
so hard that I have even tried contacting the rotary club to help out in
this but it still failed them. Ever since then I have been trying to locate
any of the relatives to come forward and make this claim since the next
of kin died in the same crash, but to no avail. Right now, our bank is now
threatening to seal up this deposit if there is no response soonest as a
result of no next of kin. This could lead to failure, and total forfeit
of my late client's deposits. Please, if you know any way I could make this
work to get t my client?s actual relatives, then re-contact me, if not,
I could interview you and get a little contact of yours to see if I would
have options with you as the transfer department of my bank is offering
me a sleek chance of at least some one of the same nationality. I could
introduce you as my client's martanal relative. I do not want and cannot
watch the deposit be forfeited, as I expect to benefit from it also. I believe
we really need to sort things out. the very issue here is that you are from
the same country with my client and this might just work out between us.
This is life for me. and I hope to make a living out of this. I have all
the necessary documents for this proceeding right in my office all I need
is a positive direction. I will have a percentage in this and would do any
thing within my working capability to have that. I don?t care how much it
could be because it will be better than loosing the whole thing. I sincerely
hope you can be trusted. Do consider this and get back to me as fast as
you can.

You can also reply through my alternative email address.
williams_austuba@yahoo.com
May the lord be our strength in this.
Sincerely.
Mr. Austin William

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