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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 Uzoma <dandy01xx@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 09:31:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION


Name: Daniel Uzoma.
reply to: danddy@graffiti.net

Dear sir

TRANSFER OF $8MILLION INTO YOUR COMPANY OR PERSONAL ACCOUNT
Iam Daniel uzoma the chief finance officer at the National Electric
Power Authority (NEPA). I got your information through an attachee
at the Nigerian chamber of commerce, industry, mines And Agriculture,
In my search for a reliable and reputable institution/person who
can handle a very strictly, confidential transaction of the transfer
of $8million to a reliable account.
This $8million is in the suspense account of my department for
some time now which represents the surplus of an over valued contract
executed for the corporation some years back.
Iam seeking if you will permit the surplus to be remitted into
your personal/company account so that the money remitted will be
shared among the parties concerned.
However, I want to receive your assurance that you will not sit
on the money when it goes into your account. Most importantly, this
transaction must be kept confidential in order to protect the
confidence
reposed in the officials involved in this transaction.
We have agreed in principle that 80% of the money goes to the
officials where the money originated while 20% to the owner of the
account. I wish to inform you that this transaction requires urgent
reply to enable us conclude the transaction soonest.
please contact me through the above
addresses for further details. Your urgent response will be highly
appreciated.
Best regards
Daniel Uzoma



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