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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: Frank Archibong <ojdavid@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 19:56:30 +0200
Subject: THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATIONS

Greetings,
We are Private Investigators,Security Consultants and Financial Managers and auditors. We conduct standard
investigation/Recommendation on behalf of African Continental Banking Conglomerates and industries
here in the west African region especially in Nigeria.
In one of our investigations, we discovered that a certain foreign oil Rig supervisor and contractor to the largest oil corporation in west Africa.He had some
financial investments with African Development bank,(ADB)-Gold Account.
This ADB Gold account Banking client died intestated,as a victim in his services to Exxon/ Mobil oil company.
Rig workers working offshore of Nigeria can get seriously injured by being struck by heavy equipment,or by a slip and fall, or by fire or explosion.
In July 2010, a drill ship operating in the Akpo oilfield in deep water off the coast of Nigeria was carrying out equipment
testing when a load-bearing pin on the crane boom failed. Three rig workers fell overboard to their deaths and one of them happens to be this ADB client.
Since then,no one has either put up application or come for the claims of the fund because he nominated no successor in title over
the investments made with the bank amounting to over 8.7 Million (Eight Million,seven hundred thousand dollars).
Note:Exxon/ Mobil entitlements to the deceased are inclusive in the above amount.
We discovered that top management directors of the bank are trying to have a hidden agenda over this fund but i must protect the interest of my client.
Since the fund must a benefactor,the Court has officially authorised the Bank to find the proper next of kin to the fund or
the money will be declared for the Government.
Consequently, the bank has issued a notice officially to us, to provide the next of kin or have the account closed and money confiscated by the ending of this Month.
I know that this deceased client may be either your brother,cousin or even nephew,since he shares the same name with you.
I hereby seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at (US $8.7 million dollars) will be paid to you,after which you pay me for our services and compensations.
This firm has all the necessary legal documents now; both from the oil company and also from the bank that can be used
for this claim.I will Furnish you with more details of this claims and how to proceed as soon as i get your approval.
Please Note that if you are not so willing, let me hear from you so that i can fathom a plan with the bank and be duly compensated.
Yours sincerely,
David Ojota
Chairman/CEO




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