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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: Andrew Yakubu <yakubund@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 11:03:38 -0700
Subject: Urgent Attention

NNPC Towers, Central Business District,
Herbert Macaulay Way,
P.M.B. 190, Garki, Abuja.
FROM Andrew Yakubu
TEL:+234-803836470
Email: nnpcgmd11@outlook.com

Dear

I am Eng Andrew Yakubu Group managing Director Nigerian Petroleum.
There is $35m contract fund that is not yet claimed and the worst part
of it is that the contractor is dead with out living any body be hide
for the claim.Please i will want you to stand for it and claim it as
the the contractor who did the contract with us,all document will be
change in your name as the beneficiary.


Contact me if you are interested, I have all it will take to move the
fund. I sent this message from my private Email, I will give you more
details upon the receipt of your response to proposal to prove myself
and office.


Regards,Andrew Yakubu NNPC GMD

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