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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: John Oni <john.oni2@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 03:30:21 -0400
Subject: Ugent Greeting


Ugent Greeting
>From the Desk of:
JOHN ONU,
ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
TEL: 234-803-430-1531
MARINA- BRANCH, LAGOS.
my privet email address: johnonu120@gmail.com

TO: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
DEAR SIR,

RE:TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$30.5M DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FIRST,I
MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF
IT'S NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW
THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND
WORRIED.

BUT IAM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OFTHE DAY.WE
HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM DUE TO THE URGENCY OF
THIS TRANSACTION AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR
DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU. I
AM JOHN ONU, A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

MARINA BRANCH OFFICE LAGOS.I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT YOU IN MY PRIVATE
SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTION AS WE ARE STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE. THE PROPOSITION.AN
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL,LATE ENGINEER BUTCH R. MIGUEL,AN OIL
MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,UNTIL HIS
DEATH THREE YEARS AGO IN A GHASTY AIR CRASH IN
ANEGYPTIANAIRLINE,BANKED WITH US HERE AT ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

MARINA BRANCH LAGOS,AND HAD A CLOSSING BALANCE OF US$30.5M(THIRTY
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)WHICH THE BANK
UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN
NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED TO A
DISCREDITEDTRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS ANDAMMUNITIONS AT THE
MILITARY WAR COLLEGE IN KADUNA STATE HERE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.

SEQUEL TO THIS,FERVENT VALUABLE EFFORTS WERE MADE BY ZENITH BANK OF
NIGERIA PLC.TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE MIGUEL'S FAMILY OR
RELATIVES BUT PROVEDTO NO AVAIL.IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED
POSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TOLOCATE ANY OF THE LATE ENGR.BUTCH R.
MIGUEL'S [NEXT-OF-KIN] HE HAD NO KNOWN WIFE AND CHILDREN) THAT THE
MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS,(Retired)MAJOR-GENERAL KALU UKE KALUTHAT AN
ARRANGEMENT BE MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED UN-CLAIMABLE" AND
SUBSIQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS
AND AMMUNITON TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE
WORLD IN GENERAL.

IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS CRUDE AND NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT,SOME OF MY
TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS
THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE ENGR. BUTCH R.MIGUEL, SO THAT THE FUND
US$30.5M WOULD BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE
BENEFICIARY'S NEXT-OF KIN.

ALL DOCUMENTSAND PROVES TOENABLE YOU RECIEVE THIS FUNDWILL BE
CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND MORESO AS PROFESSIONAL BANKERS, WE ARE
ASSURING YOU OF 100% RISK-FREE INVOLVEMENT.
YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES
FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY.

IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ALRIGHT BY YOU,THEN KINDLY GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY
THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATON OF YOUR CO-OPERATION

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
JOHN ONU
( Senior Accountant)
ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA BRANCH LAGOS.
TEL: 234-803-430-1531
my privet email address: johnonu120@gmail.com

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