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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: "Danladi Kifasi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <danladi_kifasi@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:24:49 +0800
Subject: SOLICITING YOUR PARTNERSHIP

 
 
Mr. Danladi Kifasi.
ABUJA Nigeria
Private Address:danladi_k@yahoo.com.tw
 
 
 
              REQUEST FOR URGENT (CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OF THE TRANSFER OF US$40,000,000.00 (FORTY  MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
 
I hope this letter will not embarrass you since we have not had any previous communication. I got your reference from your country's trade department under
 
private enquiry that is not related to my aim of writing you this letter and went further to have it confirmed by the Nigeria Exports Promotion Council
 
(NEPC).
 
On behalf of my other colleagues from ( Ministry Of Petroleum Resources Payment Remittance Center ) decided to solicit your assistance as regards the
 
transfer of the above stated amount into your bank account. This fund arose from the over-invoicing of various contracts awarded by NNPC (Nigeria National
 
Petroleum Company) to foreign contractors some time ago.
 
We as holders of official positions in Ministry Of Petroleum Resources Payment Remittance Center,we were mandated by this new leadership of President
 
Goodluck Jonathan to scrutinize all payments made to foreign contractors by the past Government of Late President Alhaji Umaru Musa Yaradua and we discovered
 
that some of the contracts they executed were grossly over-invoiced. Also we discovered that the sum of $60,000,000.00 (Sixty Million, United States Dollars)
 
was lying in a suspense account, although the foreign contractors were fully paid their entitlements after executing the said contracts. We all agreed that
 
the over-invoiced amount be transferred (for our own use) into a bank account provided by a foreign partner, as the code of conduct of the Federal Civil
 
Service does not allow us to operate foreign accounts.
 
However, we have succeeded in transferring some of these money, precisely US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million United States Dollars) into a foreign account in
 
GENEVA (SWITZERLAND). But unfortunately, the provider of the account has severed all forms of contacts with us as he has refused to adhere to our earlier
 
mutual agreement insisting that the total amount be paid into his nominated bank account before disbursement will take effect. If for US$20M (Twenty Million
 
United States Dollars) we are not compensated, how can one guarantee full compensation on remittance of the balance of US$40M (Forty Million,United States
 
Dollars).
 
We therefore seek your assistance based on the balance amount of US$40M, which can be speedily processed and fully remitted into your nominated bank account.
 
On successful remittance of the fund into your account, you will be compensated with 40% of the amount for assistance and services and 5% set aside for
 
expenses contingency.
 
This transaction is closely knitted and in view of our SENSITIVE POSITION we cannot afford a slip, I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. We
 
will avail you with our identities as regards our respective offices, when relationship is fully established and smooth operation commences. I am at your
 
disposition to entertain any question(s) from you in respect of this transaction.
 
Please you should contact me immediately with your Informations as follows.
 
(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Phone, Fax and Cell Phone Number:
(4) Your Private Email address:
(5) Occupation:
(6) Company Name:
 
Do contact me immediately through the private email addresses( danladi_k@yahoo.com.tw) for further information on the requirements and procedure. Please note
 
that the DEAL needs utmost confidentiality and your immediate response will be highly appreciated and we will use our own share of the money to establish a
 
lucrative business in your country.
 
 
Yours truly,
 
Danladi Kifasi.

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