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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: dan oka <mrdanika@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adv.okah2@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:22:59 +0000
Subject: re:

My Dear !

I wish to request your ardent attention to this very important
message. Permit me therefore to intimate you about my intention of
contacting you through this medium. I am an attorney at law and the
principal partner of Daniel Okah firm. I hereby wish to inform you
about the sudden death of my late client who passed away through an
airliner crash that involved the Togo Football Association which
occurred on the 4th June 2007 permit me therefore as his personal aide
to inform you about a cash balance deposit of total sum of $8,
950,000.00 USD (Eight million, nine hundred and fifty thousand US
dollars) that he deposited in a commercial bank before that
unfortunate occurrence. I am hereby, contacting you because you are
qualified by your name identity since you bear the same surname with
the deceased and could receive the funds upon claims.

Please kindly respond directly to my private email address:
adv.danielokah@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Mr. Daniel Okah

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