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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "Abba Ghali" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abbaghali3@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:24:00 -0800
Subject: Contact Me As Soon As Possible.



Dear Friend,

I am Abba Ghali, Bank Manager of Global Bank Nigeria. Plc,
Lagos Branch.

Actually, I got your contact information through the public
records while searching for a reliable partner to help me in
claiming my late client`s estate

In the year 2000, an expatriate and Oil Consultant/Contractor with
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Engr. Barton made
a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months valued
at USD$10,800,000.00 (Ten Million,Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars)
in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers, Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation that on Wednesday, 26 July, 2000,(Engr. Barton)
died with his entire family of wife and two children and his
wife's parents were also among the victims that died in
the Air France concord plane crash bound for New York in their
plan for a world cruise also killing all passengers and crew.
View this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/851119.stm)
Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the
accident, Since then I have made several enquiries to locate
any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,
I decided contacted you.

On further investigation I found out that he did not leave
a WILL and all attempt to trace his next of kin were fruitless.
We have written several letters to the embassy with an intent
to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be
claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal estate and
all such efforts have been to no avail.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
(Engr. Barton) did not declare any next of kin in
all his official documents, including his bank deposit
paperwork. This sum of USD$10,800,000.00 is still sitting
in the Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year, No one will come
forward to claim it.


More so,I have received official letters in the last few weeks
suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned
personal assets in line with existing laws by the bank in which
my client deposited the sum of USD$10,800,000.00. On this note,
I decided to search for a credible and honest person like you,
before the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian
Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner
to stand in as the next of kin of (Engr. Barton) so that the fruit
of this old man labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials or confiscated by the authorities.

Be informed that Next of Kinship is not Limited to relations of the
deceased, nor is it confided to the circuit of parental relationship,
rather it is by choice of the benefactor as regards to whom he wish
to WILL it to (Beneficiary) either formal or informal by secret
information disclosure to beneficiary be him/her business partner,
relation, kinsmen, or friends or well wishers.

This is simple;

1) I will like you to provide me immediately with your full
names, address, telephone/fax number,Bank Account,and
Bank Address so that the attorney will prepare the
necessary documents and affidavits, which will put you in
place as the next of kin.

2) We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting
and notarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary
documents and letter of probate/administration in your
favor for the transfer.

3) A bank account in any part of the world, which you
provide, will then facilitate the transfer of this funds to
you as the beneficiary/next of kin of (Engr. Barton)
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in
the ratio of 55% for me and 40% for you. 5% is to
re-imburse any incidental expenses we might have incured
during the cause of actualising this transaction.

There is no risk whatsoever as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as
the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of
this transaction. The only money you will spend is the sum
of $210 for the procurement of your Approval of Payment Warrant
and Endorsement of your fund Release Order on youR behalf.
If you are interested, please reply immediately.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be
rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance to
invest my share of the funds into a viable business in your
country.

Awaiting your urgent reply through my private emaill
address: ( abbaghali3@yahoo.co.jp ), and please save me the
anxiety of endless waiting.


God bless you as I await your soonest response.

Mr Abba Ghali.
Global Bank Nigeria. Plc,
Lagos. Nigeria.

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