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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Lawrence Adanti Uffia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.lawrenceadantiuffia@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:10:17 -0700
Subject: Proposal with Honesty and open heart

Dr. Lawrence Adanti Uffia
Accounts Department,
Exxon Mobil Corporation,
Nigeria.
Email:mr.lawrenceadantiuffia@yahoo.com.hk
 
Greetings,
 
 
Your urgent Partnership is required.
 
I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to starting a relationship but I believe knowing each other starts from a step of which I believe I am not making a mistake exposing this very important business offer to you? Firstly, let me identify myself without any intention of equivocation.
 
I amDr. Lawrence Adanti Uffia, the head of account of Exxon Mobil Corporation Nigeria (Crude Oil exploration Company) here in Nigeria, I got your email contact on the internet in a desperate search for a reliable partner there in your Country to champion this transaction that is of mutual benefit to you and me considering the urgency and the period of the year.
 
First I will like to give you brief information about this deal I am to present to you, I am the head of accounts department of this Company and also a member of the contract awarding committee (CAC).
 
In the year 2007 a foreigner and a registered contractor of this company was awarded a contract value of Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars [$18.5M] and the contract was dully completed by this foreigner according specifications, as at the time of payment 3months after completion, the payment was transferred into his domiciliary company bank account of this Company here in Nigeria as instructed by director/CEO of the Company.
 
After several years that  this payment into the bank account of this Contractor, the bank has expected this director to come up for the routine  running of this account, but this has not been for about two years, on further investigation it was discovered that this foreigner was killed in a Gas explosion in the United Kingdom and the bank here in my Country has expected the relative or business associate of this late contractor to put in claims on this existing  fund, but this has not been since the year 2007.
 
The bank has last week  sent a official  notification letter to my Company on the arrangement to declare this fund unclaimed and be transferred into the treasury account with 40% commission as in line with the financial Institutions laws and  rules here in my Country,  on getting this information  I have quickly intervened by responding to the bank that I have been in communication with the business partner of this late contractor, hence I have contacted you so that we can work closely together with mutual understanding and maximum support  to present  you as the business associate of this late contractor and arrange the release of this contract payment legally to you by re-profiling the ownership with your details, as the business associate of this late contractor provided you are ready and willing to cooperate with me.
 
I will  guide you confidently on the process involved on the claim and release of the fund to you for our mutual benefit instead of allowing the money to be forfeited to the Government thou the original owner is dead but it will be of more meaningful in our hands that allowing the greedy government officials to reap this.
 
On the completion of this fund into your account, the sharing should be thus:-
50% is for me as the initiator and I will confidently hand over to you all the essential documents on this very contract that the payment is lying unclaimed in the bank, you will also guide me on the investment of this my share into real estate there in your country.
45% should be for you as my partner, considering the essential role that you will play in this transaction.
5% should be for hidden expense reimbursement that we should incur on the legal actualization of this project in your favor.
 
What I need is the conviction that you have the capacity to receive and invest such volume of fund in a legal business for our mutual benefit, Please email me the following:-
 
Name in full
Address in Full
Your Mobile/cell phone number
Brief information on your profile this should include your age, marital status and nature of Job.
 
I wish to stop for now until I am certain we can do this together, then I will give you more details.
 
Regards,
 
Dr. Lawrence Adanti Uffia.

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