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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: "WILLIAMS JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williamsjohnsonfib@live.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:14:30 -0000
Subject: I Need Your Urgent Partnership...

Mr.William Johnson (AUDITING/ACCOUNTING OFFICER)
COMPANY; FESTAC INTERNATIONAL BANK NIG, PLC.
CORPORATE HEAD OFFICE ADD:Makay Plaza 23 road,
P close Festac Town,Lagos State , Nigeria.
TEL/FAX #; +234-8136369665/ +234-8026137964.
PRIVATE EMAIL:- williamsjohnsonfib@live.co.uk


DEAR SIR/MADAM,

GOOD DAY AND COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON TO YOU.

MY NAME IS Mr.William Johnson, I AM THE AUDITING/ACCOUNTING MANAGER WITH FESTAC INTERNATIONAL BANK NIGERIA PLC. BASED IN LAGOS NIGERIA.

THIS LETTER MIGHT COME AS A BIG SURPRISE TO YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MET FORMALLY NEITHER ARE WE FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER, BUT BY ALL INTENT I HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO CONTACT YOU.

I HAVE SEVERAL CUSTOMER'S WITH MY COMPANY AMONG THE BIG MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES BASED HERE IN MY COUNTRY, BUT PRESENTLY I AM IN A DILEMA.

I HAVE A CERTAIN CUSTOMER BY THE NAME MR. BOB GALLAGHER AN AMERICAN OIL CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION HERE IN LAGOS NIGERIA, BEING THE ACCOUNTANT OFFICER TO THE LATE MR.BOB ZHENG,I HAVE ACCESS TO MOST OF HIS CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS AND ACCOUNT INFORMATIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, MR.BOB GALLAGHER DIED IN A GASHLY MOTOR ACCIDENT 1 YEAR AND 8 MONTHS NOW.

PRECISELY 6 MONTHS AGO THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF THE BANK SURMMONED ME AND I WAS DETAILED BY HIM ABOUT THE DEPOSIT HE HELD WITH OUR BANK AND IN HIS ACCOUNT BALANCE CONTAINS THE SUM OF (U.S$7.5MILLION DOLLARS.)(KINDLY NOTE THAT CERTAIN BANK DETAILS HAVE BEEN WITHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS).

AFTER MY MEETING WITH HIM WHOM I AM WELL KNOWN TO AS HIS ACCOUNTING OFFICER, I WAS INFORMED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MR.BOB GALLAGHER'S NEXT-OF-KIN TO APPLY FOR THE RELEASE OF THE DECEASED DEPOSIT BEING THE ACCOUNT BALANCE WITH THE BANK.

BUT TO MY GREATEST SURPRICE ALL EFFORTS I HAVE MADE TO REACH ANY OF HIS RELATIVES HAS PROVEN ABORTIVE AND FOR THIS PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE PERSONALLY INVESTIGATED ON MY LATE CUSTOMER'S FAMILY DETAILS, AND FOUND OUT FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE THAT HE HAD BEEN DEVORCED FOR A LONG TIME AGO.

FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM THE BANK AUTHORITY AND THEY HAVE NOTIFIED ME RECENTLY THAT IF THE LATE MR.BOB GALLAGHER'S NEXT-OF-KIN FAILS TO APPLY FOR THE DEPOSIT, THAT THE BANK WILL USE THE BANKING LEGISLATIONS TO CONFSICATE THE DEPOSIT AND TRANSFER IT TO THE STATE ACCOUNT AND THIS SIMPLY MEANS THAT THE MONEY WILL BE PAID INTO THE BANKS TREASURY AND AUTHOMATICALLY IT BECOMES THE GOVERNMENT MONEY BECAUSE IT HAS NO CLAIMANT.

THIS IS THE REASON WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU, BECAUSE WHOMEVER I PRESENT TO THE BANK AS LATE MR. BOB GALLAGHER'S NEXT- OF - KIN IS NOT QUESTIONABLE WITH THE ACCOUNT DOCUMENTS IN MY POSESSION, WE STAND TO MAKE A LUCRATIVE PROFIT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ASSISTING ME TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE,BY PROVIDING YOUR ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY AS I PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT-OF- KIN TO MY LATE CUSTOMER, MR.BOB GALLAGHER.

I WILL OBTAIN ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PORTRAY YOU AS THE LEGITIMATE NEXT- OF - KIN TO LATE MR.BOB ZHENG. I WISH TO STATE HERE AND ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE; IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND CAPABLE OF WORKING WITH ME TO ACTUALIZE THIS OBJECTIVE I AM WILLING TO GIVE OUT 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO YOU WHILE I TAKE 60% AND THE REMAINING 10% WILL BE SENT TO CHARITY HOMES.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS AND ENQUIRIES, DO NOT HESITATE TO CONACT ME THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS {williamsjohnsonfib@live.co.uk} OR CALL ANY OF THE ABOVE NUMBERS FOR MORE DETAILS.

KINDLY PROVIDE ME WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS BELOW WHICH I WILL FORWARD TO AN ACCREDITED ATTORNEY WITH THE BANK FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS /PROCESSING AND ISSUANCE OF THE INHERITANCE DOCUMENTS NEEDED IN YOUR FAVOUR AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY.

THE INFORMATIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:

[1]your full names
[2]Occupation,
[3]Age/Sex
[4]Contact addresses
[5]marital status
[6]Tel/Fax Numbers only.
[7]A Copy of your identity/International Passport.

KINDLY BEAR IT IN MIND THAT YOU ARE TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL FOR SECURITY REASONS.

KIND REGARDS AND GOD BLESS, WHILE I AWAIT YOUR SWIFT REPLY AND ASSISTANCE IN GOOD FAITH.

YOURS SINCERELY,
Mr.William Johnson (AUDITING/ACCOUNTING OFFICER).


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