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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: daniel ojo <daniel_ojo4real03@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: daniel_4real@myway.com
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 01:45:35 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: urgent response required


Dear Sir,
I am Mr.Daniel Ojo, I'm an Account Officer with Union Bank Plc.I
have
decided to bestow this trust on you which I pray you will not ignore or
betray. My apologies in advance for any inconveniences this may cause
you.
I am the personal Account Manager to late Engineer Peter W.Paul, He was
an
oil merchant, a representative/fiduciary agent to some Refineries
overseas
and an expertrate contractor with Oil servicing Firm here in
Nigeria.Engineer Peter W.Paul, was a victim (died) together with his
wife
and two children in Egyptian air, that crash on October 31st 1999 I’m
contacting you after my several contacts, made to locate any of my
client's
extended family who will apply to receive the sum of ($13Million US
Dollars)
which is the value of the Fixed deposit made by the Late Engr.Peter
with
our Bank (Union Bank of Nigeria Plc). Upon the duration time of his
fixed
deposit agreement of which our Bank have contacted him without getting
any
response from him, the bank instructed me to provide the Next Of Kin to
the
late Engr.Peter W.Paul, since I was his Account Manager Otherwise the
Account would be frozen by the government of Nigeria, due to the law
applied
by the Bank.
It is in search for my client's family member, hence I contacted you,
that I
will position you as the bona-fide next of kin to Engr.Peter W.Paul, to
enable our Bank released the $3 Million US Dollars to your personal
account
or any account of your choice, which after we share the total funds
according to the percentage we shall agreed on. Please if you are ready
and
interested to carry out this Mutually/Benficial transaction with me,
kindly
feel free, contact me directly once you received this proposal for
details
on how you can claimed the above total sum to your account. As it may
concern you to know, we can only achieve this transaction within 10
working
days.
FOR EASIER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US, IN YOUR REPLY TO THIS MAIL,KINGLY
FORWARD YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
Waiting for your urgent/positive response.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Daniel Ojo,
UNION BANK PLC. – Headquarter.


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