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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: Dr Dan Odiah <jason.danod@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drdjason@temporal-email.com
Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 00:51:06 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: Investment in your country


Hello Sir/Ma,

we are top government officials in Africa working in the contract award

dept of our ministry.Some years ago,we awarded contracts(over-invoiced)

to foreign companies and all these contracts were executed and original

contract sum paid hence we are now left with the over invoiced amount of

28.6 Million USD (OUR OWN USE) which we want to transfer to your bank

account for investment in your country.


NOTE:This money has been approved by our government and now awaiting

transfer to a foreign account.For your co-operation,We shall give you

20%,70% for us and 10% for tax in your country.

COMPLIMENTS,

Dr.Dan Jason Odiah

REPLY:

REPLY:

Phone:+234 813 083 7642



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