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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: "Mr. Umuojagu Adanti" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <umuojagumr.adanti@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:36:42 -0800
Subject: Exxon Mobil Calling

Mr. Umuojagu Adanti,
The General Manager Accounting,
Exxon Mobil Corporation Nigeria.
234 Victoria Street,
Lagos State Nigeria.
Attention,
 
TOTAL PARTNERSHIP AND SINCERITY.
 
Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a Certified mail / Post-mail, this is due to the urgency and Importance of the information. This project is based on trust, confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable meeting of the minds on the smooth actualization of this project.
 
I am Mr. Umuojagu Adanti, the General Manager Accounting of Exxon Mobil Corporation Nigeria, I got your contact from the database of your country on the internet, and hence I have contacted you without delays knowing that this is of mutual benefit to you and me. I have contacted you to stand my foreign trustee and partner on the claim and joint utilization of the contract payment that is lying unclaimed since the year 2007 in the domiciliary bank account of a foreigner contractor that died of cardiac arrest in the United Kingdom.
 
This fund value of Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, came to exist as an unclaimed contract payment made by this Company (Exxon Mobil Corporation)  into the bank account of a foreigner for a this  contract executed Six (6) years ago, ever since this payment was transferred into this bank account here in my Country, the management of this bank has expected the routine running of this account but this has not been, on further investigation it was discovered that this contract has died, on getting this information the management of this bank has expected the relative of next of Kin beneficiary to come up and put in claims on this fund but this has not happened.
 
The banking rules here in my country, have it did if a depositor has been confirmed dead and the account has been dormant for a period of Five (5) years and above and no one comes up to put in claim on  such deposit, the bank has the right to declare the fund unclaimed and has it transferred into the government treasury, with a 40% commission.
With the 2013, internal auditing by this bank, the management has two days back sent an official notification letter to Exxon Mobil Corporation on the declaration of this fund unclaimed, I have also intervened that I have received the information of a foreigner and business associates of this contractor that has come up to have this contract payment claimed.
 
I have contacted you as a foreigner to stand as my trustee and foreign partner to enable me present you before the bank as the either the business associates or the distant relative of this contractor, to facilitate this fund ownership change legally in your favor and immediate transfer into your chosen bank  account, pending my visit there in your country for sharing and utilization between us, I also want to reassure you that  every step on this fund change of ownership and transfer is free of any Governmental risk and it will be Carried out under a legitimate process that will protect you from any breach of the law.
 
On the completion of this fund into your account, the sharing Should Be thus: -
50% is for me as the initiator and I will confidently hand over to you all the essential documents on this very contract did the payment is lying unclaimed in the bank, so you will guide me on the investment of this my share into real estate there in your country.
 
45% should be for you as my partner, considering the essential role did you want to play in this transaction.
 
5% should be for hidden expense reimbursement that we should incur on the legal execution of this project in your favor.
 
However, before further details of this laudable transaction will be revealed to you. I must be Convinced of your integrity, transparency and honesty, so I will require from the following details: -
Your name in full.
Your residential Address in full.
Your Mobile (cell) telephone number.
Phone / Fax Number
Brief information on your profile, this should include your age, marital status and nature of Job.
 
This is highly, business transaction that requires someone with experience, exposure and more than average Means of livelihood. Please treat this transaction as strictly confidential as I am still active service with this company (Exxon Mobil Corporation) of payment origin.
Forward your response to this my email account:     umuojagumr.adanti@yahoo.com.hk
 
Sincerely,
 
Mr. Umuojagu Adanti,

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