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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. Adewale Peter." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dradewalepeter@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:34:35 +0800
Subject: Your Partnership and Trust.

(Recovery Of Contract Sum $18.5 Million U.S.A Dollars)
 
Dear Friend,
My name is Dr. Adewale Peter, the Account Manager of Exxon Mobil Nigeria, I have a business proposal in the tune of ($18.5 Million United States Dollar only) that has been lying unclaimed since 2007, that belongs to a foreign contractor that has been confirmed dead in 2007, without any one putting in claim to this deposit in the domiciliary bank account of this contractor here in Nigeria.
 
The arrangement is to present you as the business partner of this late contractor for this claim of this contract payment in your favor.  Please treat this business with utmost Confidentiality and send me the Following information's below for more details:
(1)          Full names.....................................
(2)         Private phone number....................
(3)         Current residential address............
(4)         Occupation.....................................
(5)         Age and Sex...................................
Send your response to this my email: dr.adewalepeter@yahoo.com
 
Best Regards,
Dr. Adewale Peter.

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