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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: "Donald Dayo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <igho1999@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:39:43 -0500
Subject: text

Good day,

It is my pleasure to introduce my humble self. My name is Mr. Donald Dayo, the funds manager of his Excellency Atiku Abubakar the presidential candidate of the forth coming election in Nigeria 2019. We are very optimistic that our candidate will emerge the winner. Meanwhile. Three Billion United States Dollars Only has been earmarked for this campaign project. This is an opportunity for me to share in the 'National Cake'. I am seeking reliable partner who will be able to help me keep Sixty Million United States Dollars Only which I intend to use for investment. If you are interested do get back to me but if you are not kindly discard the message. Thank you.

Regards,
Donald Dayo
+2349085931880

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