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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: peterwell11@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:24:49 +0200
Subject: PETER WELL

Dear Sir,

Request for Urgent Business Relationship

I am the group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation


(NNPC) and a member of the ad hoc committee set up by the federal
government of Nigeria to review contracts awarded by the past military administration

between 2000-2004. The members of the committee are interested in the
importation of goods into the country with the funds presently floating
in the Central Bank of
Nigeria/Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) foreign payments account.

Our request is anchored on our strong desire to establish a lasting business

relationship with you and your company. We hence solicit your
partnership to enable us transfer into your account the said funds. You
have been
recommended to us in confidence and we were assured of your ability and
reliability
to prosecute business transaction that require maximum confidentiality.


Origin of Fund,This fund is presently floating in the Nigeria National Petroleum

Corporation (NNPC) foreign payments account with the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN).
This is as result of grossly over invoiced contracts which were executed
for
the NNPC during the last administration in Nigeria, and are presently under

verification. To this effect, the present administration in Nigeria set

up an adhoc committee to identify, scrutinize and recommend for payment
all
valid contracts that have been fully executed. In the course of our
assignment, we have identified a lot of misappropriated and inflated funds
which are
presently floating in the suspense account of the Central Bank of Nigeria
ready
for payment. The companies who executed their contracts have been fully

paid. It is now part of the over inflated sum of USD35,000,000.00 that we
intend to transfer into the foreign account.

(1) 65% for us (the committee members) and
(2) 25% for account owner (you)
(3) 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign

expenses that
will be incured in the course of this transaction.
It is from the 65% that we wish to commence the importation busines.
Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and guaranteed since the
law
under which our committee was set up has empowered us to disburse all the

funds found to be floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria redundant account
from
1985 till date. We shall commence the transfer of the funds immediately
we
receive the following information by telefax: (number omitted)

(1) your company's name and full address
(2) your banker's name, address, telephone and fax numbers
(3) the account number and name of beneficiary.

The above information are to enable us put up letters of claim and job
description to the respective ministries for the issuance of the
mandatory fund release approval/recommendations. This way, your company
will become
recognised and accepted as the beneficiary of the contract entitlements
before the
final remittance to your nominated account by the Central Bank of Nigeria

being the paying bank.

We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit your

absolute confidentiality in this transaction. Please acknowledge the
receipt of this letter using the above telefax numbers for more details
regarding
the transaction.

PLEASE MAIL ME BACK TO MY PERSONAL EMAIL
ADDRESS;(peterwell072@portugalmail.com)
Yours faithfully,

PETER WELL


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