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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: "Daniels Dankaro" <dankaro3@msn.com>
Reply-To: dankaro1@myway.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:16:45 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS!!

GREETINGS!!

SIR,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

AFTER A DISCREET BUT THOROUGH NVESTIGATION AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE OF THE
NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE,WE WRITE WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE IN THE
LEGALITY OF YOUR COMPANY AND THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR PERSON. ESSENTIALLY THE
BUSINESS WE ARE ABOUT TO COMMENCE IS FUNDANMENTALLY BASED ON SHEER TRUST AND
SENSE OF PURPOSE.

FOR SUCCINCT INTRODUCTION, WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE CONTRACT REVIEWING PANEL
(CRP) OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) ABUJA, OUR STATUS RANKS FROM
MINISTERIAL POST DOWN TO DIRECTORS GENERAL. THE SETTING UP OF OUR COMMITTEE
IS NECESSITATED BY THE FLAWS AND BLATANT ABUSE OF THE LAST MILITARY REGIME
WHICH AWARDED CONTRACTS AT INCREDIBLY INFLATED COST. THROUGH TENACIOUS
EFFORT AND WELL-EXPANDED ENERGY AND EXPERIENCE, WE WERE ABLE TO RECTIFY
THESE FLAWS AND TO PAY THE CONTRACTORS THEIR RIGHTFUL DUES.
AT THE END OF THESE ARDUOUS EXERCISE THE SUM OF TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY (US$25.5M) WAS LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT
AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) DUE TO THE INITIAL INFLATED COSTS.TO
GET OUR ENTITLED PAYMENT FOR THIS SPECIAL PROJECT THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
RESOLVED THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUM BE DISBURSED AMONG MEMBERS EQUITABLY
THIS PRECISELY IS WHY WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE SINCE THIS MONEY HAS TO BE
PAID INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT FROM C.B.N. WE SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH AN
UNFLINCHING FAITH THAT YOU WOULD NOT BETRAY US.

SHARE:
WITH YOUR ABILITY TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSFER, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO 20%, I AND
MY COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE 75%,WHILE THE REMAINING 5% IS TO TAKE CARE OF ALL
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED BY BOTH PARTIES DURING THE COURSE
OF THIS TRANSACTION.

MODUS OPERANDUM:

TO ENABLE US PUT UP CLAIMS AND INVOICE FOR THE PAYMENT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, WE
REQUIRE THE FOLLOWINGS: YOUR BANKING PARTICULARS, THE NAME OF YOUR BANK,
YOUR BANK ADDRESS, PHONE, FAX AND ACCOUNT NUMBER; YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX
NUMBER TO REACH YOU DURING AND AFTER
BUSINESS HOURS.

THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR JOB DESCRIPTION AND FOLLOWS UP LETTER OF
CLAIMS THROUGH NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORP0RATION TO THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE FOR ONWARD DESPATCH AND APPROVAL. IT WILL INTEREST YOU
TO NOTE THAT THE TRANSFER WILL COMMENCE AND BE COMPLETED WITHIN SEVEN BANK
UPON THE RECEIPT OF THE BANKING INFORMATION.

ENDAEVOUR TO KEEP IT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE WE ARE CIVIL SERVANTS
SERVING THE PRESENT DEMOCRACTICALLY GOVERNMENT OF OUR DEAR NATION.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DAN DANIELS.


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