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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: "stevenjames5012@terra.es" <stevenjames5012@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 00:57:44 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR. STEVEN JAMES


FROM THE DESK OF MR. STEVEN JAMES
CHAIRMAN INTERNATIONAL RELATION=20
CITIZENS BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
12 ADEOLA ODEKU STREET VICTORIA
ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA,
PHONE: +234-80-27536038
Email: stevenjames5001@yahoo.co.in
=20
Date: 06-07-2007
=20
Very Uegent Attention,
=20
Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you, my name is Mr. Steven =
James, I am the Manager=20
of International Relation with Citizens Bank of Nigeria Limited, I 'm 38yrs=
old, and I got your email=20
address from a friend of mine, and my confidence reposed on you. I hope you=
read this message=20
carefully and reply me immediately. Although we have not met before, but I =
suggest that this=20
transaction will bring us together.
=20
My dear, we had a customer, a foreigner but base here in Nigeria, his Name =
was Mr. Hamilton Creek.=20
He is from Atlanta Georgia United State of America, but based here with his=
wife and his two children,=20
Mr. Hamilton has being banking with us for the past 4yrs and some time in A=
ugust 2002, Mr. Hamilton=20
was on his way to his house, and unfortunately ran into a Trailer load of G=
roundnut Oil, and died=20
immediately, Their car got burnt, no single soul was saved, Mr. Hamilton Cr=
eek and His entire family=20
was confirmed dead.
=20
My Board of Directors and the Management of Citizens Bank has mandated and =
instructed me to look=20
for Mr. Hamilton Creek=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s relation(s) and his Next of=
Kin to come and claim his fund, Since August 2003=20
Till date, I have been looking for his relation's or his next of Kin to com=
e and claim his fund which he=20
Deposited with our bank, I have contacted his Embassy and after 3days, his =
Ambassador told me that=20
Mr. Hamilton Creek has no relation and no next of Kin, their Ambassador tol=
d me that he used his first son as His=20
next of kin, but it is quite unfortunate that Mr. Hamilton Creek Died with =
all his family members.=20
=20
The reason why I contacted you is thus, Mr. Hamilton is dead, and his only =
son who supposed to inherit=20
his properties and money also died With him. As at this moment, nobody or p=
erson[s] is coming to=20
claim this Money from our bank. The Board of Directors and management of ou=
r bank told me that if=20
nobody or person[s] apply for the claim of Mr. Hamilton Fund, the bank will=
return the entire Fund into=20
our Federal reserve. In the Light of the above, I want you to stand as the =
next of kin to Late Mr.=20
Hamilton Creek, it might interest you to know that he had a Domiciliary Ban=
k Account with our Bank=20
and he has a total sum of US$9.2M Nine Million Two Hundred Dollars, this is=
the exact amount which=20
he had in his domiciliary account before the ugly incident occurred, and th=
is money is still in his=20
account as unclaimed money.
=20
This transaction is very easy and simple, and it is 100% risk free, I'm the=
Manager for International=20
Relations with Citizens Bank of Nigeria Limited, and the Management and Boa=
rd of Directors of the=20
Bank are waiting for me to provide to them the Relation or next of Kin to l=
ate Mr. Hamilton Creek, of=20
which I told them that I am still searching the next of kin to the deceased=
. Finally, if you are interested=20
with this transaction, I will front you to the bank as the only next of kin=
to late Mr. Hamilton Creek, and=20
I will let the bank know that you are the only right person to inherit Late=
Mr. Hamilton Funds and=20
properties. If you are interested, just email me or call me on my direct an=
d private line#: +234-80-
27536038 and late Mr. Hamilton=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s Funds will be credi=
ted into your account and all his Properties will be=20
released to you either through Courier Services or the Bank will Cargo all=
his properties to you in any=20
were you want it.
=20
So reply me immediately and feel free to ask any question with regards to t=
his transaction. You will=20
take 50% of the US$9.2M. Which is? US$4.600, 000.00 Four Million Six Hundre=
d Thousand Dollars, while=20
the Balance of the same amount will be mine.=20
=20
Your swift response will be highly appreciated.
=20
Thanks and have a nice day.
=20
Friendly Regards
=20
Mr. Steven James






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