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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: "Mr.Oheban Jonas" <jonasoheban015@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:09:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Good Day, Dear Friend.


Good Day,
Dear Friend.
 
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confidence to succeed sometimes in life, And I hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. Presently I am the Manager In charge of Auditing section of the Our bank, but about to retire from active Bank service to start a new life.
 
But I am sceptical to reveal this particular secret to a stranger, During our auditing in our Bank, I came across some abandoned fund sum of ( $22.4 Million dollars ) laying in wait here in the bank, and when I carried out my investigation I find-out that the fund belong to our late deceased customer who died with his entire family in Iraq War since 2006, leaving nobody for the claim.
 
The fund has been dormant (in-active) for years in our Bank here without any body coming for the claim I want the bank to release the fund to you as the nearest business associates partner to our late deceased customer (the owner of the account) who died along with his supposed next of kins in Iraq war since 2006 I don't want the money to go into our Bank treasury as an abandoned fund, so this is the reason why I contacted you, so that my Bank will release the fund to you as the nearest business associates person to our late customer.
 
This is a genuine business transaction only I cannot operate it alone without using a Foreigner according to the laws guiding my bank, that is why i am contacting you in this manner to stand with me before my bank as the beneficiary to claim this fund into your personal bank account.
 
Please I want you to keep this proposal as a top secret for yourself and. Upon receipt of your reply, I will send you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will have 40%percent share of the above mentioned amount if you agree to execute this transaction with me,10%percent will set aside for any expenses we did on the process of getting the fund transferred into your personal bank account,and 50%percent will be my share of the fund...
 
Thanks & My Regards.
Mr.JONAS OHEBAN.


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