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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 Alhassan Malmud" <taozinholeite@itabira.cam.mg.gov.br>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 03:47:20 -0800
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRANSFER OF US$4.500,000.00

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRANSFER OF US$4.500,000.00

I'm Dr Al-hassan Malmud the present director in the project and
planning department of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC), also the CEO fidelity oil and gas company a cooperate affairs
consultant and investment manager,I head a seven man Tenders Board
Committee in charge of contract award and Payment approvals. at this
point i should regard you as a  reliable and reputable person to
handle these very confidential transaction, which involves the
transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account.

There were series of contracts executed by a consortium of
Multinationals in the oil industry in favor of the (NNPC) among which
were;

1)    The expansion of Pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil
and downstream products distribution and subsequent evacuation -  US$2
Billion.

2)    Contract for Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of various Refineries
in the country.

3)    The construction of Storage Tanks for Petroleum Product
(Depots)-US$94 Million.

The original value of of these contracts  were deliberately over
invoiced in the sum of Four million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars US$4.500,000.00) which has recently been
approved and now ready to be transferred. However the companies that
actually executed the aforementioned contract have been fully paid and
the projects officially commissioned.why the money is now floating in
the (NNPC) domiciliary account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN.

Please, you should not see this as dishonest,rather the Corrupt
Government officials in Nigeria, who are bent on their own selfish
interest, to utilize this advantage.
However, I want you to be human and humane because I sincerely hope
that this is the beginning of a fruitful relationship
between you and me.
I now want to quickly transfer this fund to a safe
nominated foreign account for possible investment abroad
before the end of my tenure.

I am not allowed as a matter of government policy to
operate any foreign account because of my status as
civil/public servants.Hence the need to solicit for your
full banking details, to enable me transfer this
money into your account.

and  rest assured we shall do it together.

This is a risk free transaction.

I will procure the Necessary documents in your favor.
What this means is that Some relevant documents is going
to be procured in your name which will make it easy for
the money to be transferred to you as the right Beneficiary.

For assisting me in transferring and safeguarding this
fund, you will
be entitled to 35% of the total sum, 15% is mapped out for
both expenses and 50% is for me. You can open a new bank
account where this fund will be transferred without further waste of
time. your urgent response is require for immediate commencement we
only have 14 working days to be through.
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
dralhassanmalmud@mail.bg
dralhassanmalmud001@mail.bg

Yours Sincerely,
Dr Al-hassan Malmud

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