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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: "Stephen Duke" <fsd@mapcity.com>
Reply-To: mr_stephen@myway.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 06:10:35 -0700
Subject: About Engr.Brian Hayes

From: Stephen Duke
Bill and Treasury Department
Universal Trust Bank Plc.
152/156 PIB Plaza, Broad Street,
Lagos Nigeria.

Hello Hayes,

My name is Stephen Duke, a staff of Universal Trust Bank Plc.I am the Personal
account manager to Engr.Brian Hayes (Snr.) a nationale of you country, who
used to work with shell development company here in Nigeria. On the 21st
Nov 2004,our customer, his wife And their three children were involved in
a car accident along shagamu/ibanda express road Lagos. All occupants Of
the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of his extended relatives this has
also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided look over the Internet,
to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money and property Left behind by our
customer before they get confiscated or declared Unserviceable by our bank
where he deposited sum of US$10.5million dollars in our bank, the Universal
Trust Bank Plc the banking guidelines of Universal Trust Bank Plc stipulatesthat
if such money remained Unclaimed for over a period of time 2 years and
few months, with the account Unserviceable themoney will be confiscated
and this will happen after the next then days if nobody comes for the money
Since we have not seen any body for the money and his property for the last
two years and our bank has been Notifying the Rotary club for the past one
year, now I seek your consent to Present yourself as the next of kin of
the deceased since you have the same Last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at US$10.5million Dollars can be paid to you and then we
can share the money.

As a matter of business, the sharing formular runs thus: 55% to you as the
next of kin while 40% for me and 5% set aside to offset expenses incurred
by both parties. All I required is your honest co-operation to enable us
seeing this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement That
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please, kindly get
intouch with me through my private email address: mr_stephen@myway.com

Thanks
Stephen Duke










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