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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: "Dr. Ansel Oliver Theodore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eco.depo.services@onet.pl>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 12:52:41 +0100
Subject: *I DO HOPE YOU WILL HONOR THIS*;

Dear Sir/Madam,

I sincerely apologize to you if this massage doesn't constitute your business / personal ethics and for prying into your privacy. I am Dr. Ansel Oliver Theodore, the Director of the Economic Community Of West African States ECOWAS in Cotonou Republic of Benin. The reason am contacting you is because I have the sum of US$85Million { EIGHT FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS } in a fix deposit account Stashed in the security save in our our Security vault here in Cotonou Republic of Benin which I am the account officer and I want to transfer to your bank account these funds for our mutual benefit.

These funds have been here for more than eight (8) years and the owner is late. The owner died without stating his next of kin. He was a TOP POLITICIAN and as a matter of fact he controls the crude oil sales as he was the petroleum minister. I am convinced that these large sums is from crude oil sales extractions and inflation of oil contracts bills.

If you are willing to work with me, then we shall share the money 65% : 30%, that is 65% for me and 30% for you and 5% for all expenses that might be accrued by both sides during the course of this transfer. You can be rest assured that this transfer will be 100% risk free and as the Director of the company and the account officer of the deceased, I will facilitate all the necessary paper work in your favor as the beneficiary of the account and have my friend in the bank who is the present Foreign Remittance Director release funds in your bank account.

If you are interested in this deal. Please do write back with your full details such as;

Your Full names:
Address:
Country:
Tel. / Mobile numbers:
DOB:
Sex:

Looking forward to your positive response while maintaining optimum discretion

Yours Truly
Dr. Ansel Oliver Theodore.
Tel: +229 62 012330
Email:eco.depo.services@onet.pl
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