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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: "ENGR. PASTOR. GODWIN OKON" <godwinokon@tiscali.dk> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:37:55 +0100
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT

FROM THE OFFICE OF
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPERATION
WUSE, ABUJA.
WEBSITE:www.nnpc-nigeria.com


CONTRACT PAYMENT

I AM ENGR. PASTOR. GODWIN OKON, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DR.
FUNSHO MOSES KUPOLOKUN,THE GROUP MANAGING
DIRECTOR,NNPC.

I AM OBLAGED TO CONTACT YOU BASED ON A CONTRACT WHICH
WAS EXECUTED BY THE IMMEDIATE PAST ADMINISTRATION AND
THE MONEY STILL REFLECTING AS UNPAID.

THIS CONTRACT WORTHS USD$45.8m ACCORDING TO RECORDS,HAS
BEEN EXECUTED BUT THE MONEY HAS NOT BEEN PAID.

BEING THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE GROUP MANAGING
DIRECTOR, I NEED A NEUTRAL FOREIGNER LIKE YOU TO CLAIM
THIS MONEY AS THE FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WHO EXECUTED THE
CONTRACT.

THE MONEY WILL BE SHARED AS FOLLOWS AT THE SUCCESSFUL
CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION:

30% FOR YOURSELF,60% FOR MYSELF AND WE WILL SET ASIDE
10% FOR THE TRANSFER EXPENSES.

AS SOON AS YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER, YOU WILL FORWARD TO
ME YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATIONS WHICH I WILL FORWARD TO
THE ACCOUNTS DEPT OF NNPC FOR ONWARD
PROCESSING,APPROVAL AND TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS
MAIL.

YOURS IN BUSINESS,

ENGR. PASTOR. GODWIN OKON.

(PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR,NNPC)




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