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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. Olufela .T. Daniel." <dr.olufelad@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dr.olufeladaniel@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:03:10 -0800
Subject: Your Partnership and Trust.


Dr. Olufela .T. Daniel. The General Manager Accounting, Mobil Producing N=
igeria. 234 Victoria Street, Lagos state Nigeria. Attention, YOUR TRUST=
AND PARTNERSHIP. Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive inf=
ormation via e-mail instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to t=
he urgency and importance of the information. This project is based on trus=
t, confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable =
meeting of the minds. I am Dr. Olufela .T. Daniel, the General Manager Ac=
counting of Mobil Producing Nigeria, I got your contact on my confidential =
search on the internet of your country data base in the search for s citize=
n of your Country, that should stand as my foreign partner on the claim and=
joint utilization of this fund that is lying unclaimed in the domiciliary =
account of a foreigner contractor of this organization that died of cardiac=
arrest in United Kingdom. This fund value of Eighteen Million Five Hundr=
ed Thousand United States Dollars, came to exist as an unclaimed contract p=
ayment made by this organization into the account of a foreigner for a part=
icular contract executed Four (4) years ago , ever since this payment was t=
ransferred into his account here in my country, every effort made to get ho=
ld of his next of kin or relative to put in claims on this contractor payme=
nt has not been fruitful. The banking rules here in my country, have it=
that if a depositor has been confirmed dead and the account has been dorma=
nt and for a period of three (3) years and no one comes up for the claim of=
such deposit, the bank has the right to declare the fund unclaimed and be =
transferred into the government treasury, with a 40% commission, ever since=
I got this news I have waiting for the appropriate time to convert this fu=
nd for my personal utilization, just last week an official notification let=
ter was sent to this organization by the bank on the arrangement to declare=
this fund unclaimed and the recent merger of this company (Mobil) and Exxo=
n Oil, I see it appropriate to convert this fund for personal utilization, =
but this will not be actualized without the help of a foreigner, for the re=
ason that this contractor is and the account holder is a foreigner. I hav=
e contacted you as a foreigner to stand as my trustee and foreign partner t=
o enable me present you before the bank as the either the business associat=
e or the distant relative of this contractor, to facilitate this fund owner=
ship change in your favor and immediate transfer into your account, pending=
my visit there in your country for sharing and utilization between us, I a=
lso want to reassure you that every step on this fund transfer is free of a=
ny risk and it will be carried out under a legitimate process that will pro=
tect you from any breach of the law. On the completion of this fund into =
your account, the sharing should be thus:- 50% is for me as the initiator a=
nd 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 als=
o guide me on the investment of this my share into real estate there in you=
r 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 e=
xpense reimbursement that should be incurred on the legal actualization of =
this project in your favor. However, before further details of this lauda=
ble transaction will be revealed to you. I must be convinced of your integr=
ity, transparency and honest, so I will require from the following details:=
- Your name in full. Your residential Address in full. Your Mobile (Cell) t=
elephone number. Tel/Fax Number Brief information on your profile, this sho=
uld include your age, marital status and nature of Job. This is highly,=
business transaction that requires someone with experience, exposure and m=
ore than average means of livelihood. Please treat this transaction as stri=
ctly confidential as I am still active with this organization. Forward your=
response to this my email account: drolufeladaniel@yahoo.com Sincerely, =
Dr. Olufela .T. Daniel.

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