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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: mrcharles johnson <johnsoncharles006@adinet.com.uy>
Reply-To: johnsoncharls2006@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 13:47:57 -0300 (UYT)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF INTERNATIONAL RELATION ACCESS BANK PLC



FROM THE DESK:
MANAGER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATION.
ACCESS BANK NIGERIA PLC.
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Attention, Sir/Madam

Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you, I am Mr.johnson charles, I am the Manager of International Relation with Access Bank Nigeria Plc, I 'm 38yrs old, I got your email address on the Internet, and my confidence reposed on you. I hope you read this message carefully and reply me immediately.

Although we have not meet before, but I suggest that this transaction will bring us together.

My dear, we have a customer, a foreigner but base here in Nigeria, his Name is Mr. Hamilton . He is from Atlanta Georgia United State of America, but base here with his wife and his two children, Mr. Hamilton has been banking with our bank for the past 4yrs, some time August 2002, Mr. Hamilton was on his way to his house, and unfortunately, Mr. Hamilton ran into a Trailer load of
Groundnut Oil, and died immediately, their car got burnt, no single soul was saved, Mr. Hamilton and his entire family was confirmed died.

My Board Directors and Board Management of Access Bank Nigeria Plc has
mandated and instructed me to look for Mr. Hamilton relation/relatives and his next of Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's Fund, Since August 2002 till
date, I have been looking for Mr. Hamilton relation's and relatives/Next of Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's Fund which he deposited with our bank, I have contacted his Embassy and after 3days, his Ambassador told me that Mr. Hamilton has no relation and no next of kin, their Ambassador told me that Mr. Hamilton used his first son as his next of kin, but it is quite unfortunate that Mr. Hamilton died with all his family members.

The reason why I contacted you is thus, Mr. Hamilton is dead, and his only son
whom supposed to inherit his properties and money also died with him. As at this moment, nobody or person[s] is coming to claim this money from our bank. The board directors and management of our bank has told me that if nobody or person[s] apply for the claim of Mr. Hamilton Fund, the bank will return Mr. Hamilton's Fund into our Federal Reserve.In the Light of the above, I want you to stand as the Relation/relative of Late Mr. Hamilton , I want you to act as the Hamilton's Brother, so that you will inherit Mr. Hamilton Money which he deposited with our bank, it might interest you to know that Mr. Hamilton has a Domiciliary Bank Account with our Bank and he has a total sum of US$16.4M Sixteen Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, this is the exact amount which late Mr. Hamilton has in his domiciliary Account, and this money is still in his account as unclaimed money.

This transaction is very easy and simple, and it is 100% risk free, I'm the Manager for International Relations with Access Bank Nigeria Limited, and the Management and Board Directors of the Bank are waiting for me to provide
to them the Relation or next of Kin to late Mr. Hamilton , of which I told them
that I am still searching the next of kin to the deceased.

Finally, if you are interested with this transaction, I will front you to the
bank as the only next of kin to late Mr. Hamilton , and I will let the bank know
that you are the only right person to inherit late Mr. Hamilton Funds and
properties. if you agree with me, I will present you to my bank as the rightful
person/next of kin to Late Mr. Hamilton, and all Mr. Hamilton Properties and
his Money US $16.4M Sixteen Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars will be
Transferred into your own Account as Mr. Hamilton next of kin. If you are
interested, let me inform you that I have all the documents to back you-up
claim the funds, so you have nothing to worry, if you are interested, just email
me , if you are interested, late Mr. Hamilton Funds will be Credited into
your Account and all his Properties will be Released to you either through
Courier Services or the Bank will Cargo all his properties to you in any were
you want it. So reply me immediately and let me know what you say, feel free to ask any questions.

We will share Late Mr. Hamilton Funds 50-50; you will take 50% of the US$16.4M. Which is US$8.2, Eight Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, while the Balance of the same amount will be mine. I will be waiting for your immediate response together with your phone number,

Thanks and have a nice day.

Friendly Regards
Mr.johnson charles

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