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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: TONY UBAKA <tonyubaka03@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: tonyubaka2009@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:29:04 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: MR.TONY UBAKA.



 
MR.TONY UBAKA.
MANAGER, CREDIT & BILLS DEPT.
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC
HEAD OFFICE BRANCH
LAGOS , NIGERIA .
 
Dear Sir/Madam. 
 
Firstly I must solicit your confidence here, I know that a transaction of this
magnitude will make anyone apprehensive but you should be assured that at the end of it
all, all concerned will smile. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
matter. By introduction, I am Mr. Tony Ubaka.
 
Manager with Guaranty Trust Bank Nigeria Plc. I got your contact through my
private search and I decided to ask your personal involvement. I believe you will be of
assistance. I am therefore contacting you over a foreigner, late Mr. EDWARD CYPHER, an Engineer who was a petroleum consultant/contractor with the government of Nigeria and other agencies, until his death over two years ago in a ghastly Motor accident. He banked with us here in Lagos and had a closing balance as at the end of March, 2003, the sum of Fourteen Million, Three Hundred Thousand {$14.3m) dollars, which the bank now expects the next of kin to claim As the beneficiary. All efforts by the bank to contact any of his relatives have proved Unsuccessful. As a result of this, the boards of directors are about to place the fund As UNCLAIMED, if the account continues to remain in-service. It will Amount to the bank converting the money into their own official capital base. In order to prevent this, some of my trusted colleagues and I, now Seeks your permission to have you stand as the next of kin to the late Engineer. All documents which enable you get
this fund will be carefully worked out. This proposal is 100% risk free on your side, and our side. We have agreed that 45% of the total fund will be remitted into your account which you will provide, Then 5% of the fund will stand as costs for Incidental expenses. The remaining 50% will be our own share. Please treat this matter as urgent and confidential.
In your reply send me your full contact address/phone and fax number for easy
communication,
Yours faithfully,
MR.TONY UBAKA.
GTBANK PLC.

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