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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: Daniel Seibert <seibertd5450@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dwseibert.phonixsky@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:01:51 -0800
Subject: I am Mr. Daniel Wayne Seibert a financial consultant From USA.

Dear Sir

I am Mr. Daniel Wayne Seibert a financial consultant with wide
experience in international relationship and investment matters. Just
recently, I was consulted and mandated by a female top government
official from my country to confidently solicit and source for her an
experienced industrialist, businessman or woman that could partnership
with her on long term basis to move out a huge sum to the tune of
Usd$550 Million-Cash-fund (Five Hundred and Fifty Million United
States Dollars)to any foreign account abroad for
investment purposes.

She is willing to invest 50% of this fund in the who to be business or
firm and the rest in any other viable projects in his or her
care,based on your recommendation or expertise advice hence I am
contacting you having gone through your company's profile and
satisfied with it. Your main responsibility is to ensure the total
evacuation of the fund from where it is secured at the moment.

My client's Area of investment interest is any of these; HOTELS, REAL
ESTATE, AGRICULTURE, OIL & GAS SECTOR, CONSTRUCTION, MINES AND
ENERGY,ENTERTAINMENT, PHARMACEUTICAL, TOURISM, ETC.

However, should you be interested to handle the investment desired of
my client, please notify me so that I may give you the details and
also arrange for an early meeting where we shall discuss among other
things, evacuation of the fund and above all your percentage benefits.

I do urge you to give this matter urgent attention it deserves.

I will await your reply.

Regards,

Daniel Wayne Seibert

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