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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: amidaniel@yandex.com
Reply-To: amidaniel86@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:14:23 -0500
Subject: Capital injection/funding


Sir,

I humbly crave your indulgence in sending you this mail, and if the
content does not meet with your personal and business ethics, I wish to
apologize in advance. I am Engr. Daniel Ami, the chairman contract award
committee, Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Federal Republic of
Nigeria. I wish to invest the sum of Twenty Eight million United States
Dollars (US$28M) under your care. Can you be able to manage the Funds on
my behalf, Can I trust you. This is an Over Invoice Contract Funds from
the Nigerian petroleum resources. This transaction is a deal between you
and I, You should understand that this should be kept very confidential.
Do you have any lucrative business project that needs funding where we can
invest this fund once transfer to you? This an available funds for
investment but I don't have any specific project in mind where this fund
can be invested but I will prefer a project with prospects of continuity
in the future with minimal
risk and profitable.

I need your committed sincerity for further intent clarifications of this
project regarding how you will claim the fund with my humble assistance as
the chairman contract award committee Ministry of Petroleum Resources
(Upstream). As the chairman contract award committee, Ministry of
Petroleum, I shall submit your name as the contractor and the beneficiary
of the said sum and all the vital documents will be issued in your name
for signing, endorsements for immediate release of the contract funds
through government offshore account. The transaction is transparent with
legal protection and also 100 percent risk free.

Upon your acceptance and return mail, the process of claim is very simple
and not complicated nor risky to your involvement. My obligation is to use
my position as the chairman contract award committee, Ministry of
Petroleum Resources to execute this over-in voice contract fund in your
name, I will present you as one of those Nigeria foreign contractors
approved to receive their overdue contract payment, I will secure all the
necessary documents in your name for legal protection of the funds from
money laundry or terrorism funds. We shall acquire legal documents that
will be used to backup this funds claim in your name as rightful
contractor that execute the contract in question. Hence, it will be
necessary that you give me your honest co-operation and assistance to
enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this
transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement in accordance
with the inheritance claim act here, but more
importantly, be rest assured that you are not breaking any law or under
any risk whatsoever. Therefore, kindly get back to me for us to commence
on the process leading to the transfer of the fund in question and should
you need any further clarification, please feel free to ask me.

NOTE: After a successful claim and transfer of the funds to the bank
account which you will provide, you and I will share the funds at the rate
of 50% for me and 50% for you as settlement for your assistance and
cooperation.

Awaiting your urgent response.

My sincere regards.

Engr. Daniel Ami
Chairman contract award committee
Ministry of Petroleum Resources


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