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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: "David Ogadimma" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidogadimma@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:52:46 +0100
Subject: Proposal To You.

From Mr. David Ogadimma.


Dear Sir/Madam,


I know this message will come to you as a surprise since we do not know each other before, but for the purpose of introduction, I am Mr. David Ogadimma Operation manager in Ecobank Plc Lagos Nigeria. There is an account opened in this bank in 1991. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that nobody has operated in this account since 2000. From our records, the owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andrea {a foreigner from USA, a miner at Kruger Gold. Co. and a geologist by profession}. After several notifications as a routine to the address of this distinguished customer of ours, his employees told our management that Mr. Smith B. Andrea died when a Kenyan Airways plane crashed along the coast of West Africa in 30th January 2000.


My investigation proved to me that no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the company does not know anything about this account as well, the account has no beneficiary. This account presently accommodates an amount involving $18 Million United State Dollars only. The money has been here in our Bank lying dormant for Ten (10) good years now without anybody coming for the claim of it, and the Banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than 11 years, because the money will be recalled to the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. With all due respect, I am contacting you because of my need to involve a reliable foreign beneficiary with a foreign account, who will coordinate this transaction with me. I want our bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer, I would like you to assist me and claim these funds to your account.


I am contacting you on a business transaction that requires confidentiality, trust and transparency, where both of us have a lot to benefit. I need your full co-operation to make this transaction successful, the bank will transfer the funds to any foreign party who has correct information regarding this account. Which I will transfer to you immediately if you are capable and willing to handle the amount in question with confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit. Dear friend this is a life time opportunity I wish to share with you.


I need a trustworthy person due to the nature of the business transaction, I need your assurance of discretion. I assure you that with my present position in the office I will be able to transfer this money to foreign account of which you can provide assurance that this money will be safe and well guided pending my arrival in your country for distribution of the fund. I will destroy all documentation of this transaction at my office immediately after the transfer, thus leaving no trace to any place. I will use my position and influence to guarantee legal approvals and transfer of this fund to your account with the appropriate clearance forms according to the ministry for foreign exchange.


Please reply quickly so I will inform you the next steps to relinquish these funds immediately. Send also your private TELEPHONE NUMBER when replying for immediate communication. I agree that 45% of the total fund will be for you in respect of the provision of a foreign account, 5% will be set aside for any expenses incurred during the transaction and 50% would be for me. I look forward to your earliest reply through my Private email address or my private telephone number as I stated below,


Yours Faithfully,


Mr. David Ogadimma.
Private e-mail: davidogadimma@yahoo.com.hk

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