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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: "Damilola Adedibu" <dami-adedidu@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: dami_adedibu1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:03:09 +0200
Subject: YOUR REPLY IS URGENTLY NEEDED!!!


DEAR SIR/MADAM,

Email- dami_adedibu1@yahoo.com.hk

I AM MR. DAMILOLA ADEDIBU.THE FIRST SON TO A RENOWNED AND RECENTLY LATE
POLITICIAN IN ONE OF THE WESTERN STATES OF (IBADAN), NIGERIA DR LAMIDI
ADEDIBU.MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE.

MY DADDY HAS IN HIS ACCOUNT (OCAENIC BANK NIGERIA PLC) THE SUM OF
£245,199,100.00 WHICH IN FIGURE IS TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE MILLION, ONE
HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING ONLY.

THIS EXACT AMOUNT HAS BEEN IN THIS ACCOUNT UNCLEARED FOR A VERY LONG TIME
SINCE HIS PARTNER DIED IN A PLANE CRASH.

MY DADDY HAS TOLD ME OF THIS BEFORE HE EVENTUALLY SLEPT IN THE LORD. AS HE
HAD WELL DIRECTED ME TO THE ACCOUNT MANAGER AND HIS ATTORNEY.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY SIBBLINGS HAVE REFUSED TO LET ME HAVE THE MONEY AS
THE ONLY SON. AFTER HAVING A MEETING WITH BOTH THE MANAGER AND ATTORNEY THEY
SUGGESTED I LOOK FOR A WELL TRUSTED AND HIGLY RELIABLE PERSON THAT WILL
STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE PARTNER. THAT THE MONEY IN THAT ACCOUNT WAS
HIS OWN SHARE OF THE BUSINESS THEY TRANSACTED, AND BECAUSE OF THE RUMOUR OF
HIS DEATH THE MONEY WAS KEPT THERE FOR HIS NEXT OF KIN.SO THAT THE DOCUMENT
REGARDING THE MONEY CAN BE PREPARED IN THE PERSON'S NAME.

I SAW YOUR EMAIL IN A GUESTBOOK WHICH I PERSONALLY PRAYED TO GOD IF YOU ARE
THE RIGHT PERSON. TO GOD BE THE GLORY IT CAME SO.

I WANT IT DIRECTED TO YOUR NAME SO THAT THIS WILL ENABLE THE BANK KICKOFF
THE PROCESSING OF THE NECESSARY DOCUMENT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN KINDLY REPLY URGENTLY SO THAT I WILL LINK YOU
TO THE BANK AND THE ATTORNEY.

ONCE AGAIN, I AM REALLY SORRY FOR REACHING YOU WITHOUT ANY PRE-INFORMATION.

I KNOW THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY IN ADDING SALT AND TAKING AWAY SORROWS FROM
OUR VARIOUS LIVES AND AS WELL PROMOTION A GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US.

THANKS IN ANTICIPATION!
HOPE TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.

YOURS AWAITING,
MR. DAMILOLA ADEDIBU.

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