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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: mtakar@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:25:43 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?LET=20US=20WORK=20TOGETHER=21=21?=

Dear Sir / Madam,

NOTE: SEND YOUR REPLY ONLY TO [ mtakar@supereva.com ]

I am Engr Mamud Takar, Chairman of the Tender Committee of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

My Committee is principally concerned with payment of all contract awarded
from 2003 to date, in order of priority as regard capital projects of the
NNPC.

I am positive and convince that you would provide us with solution to a
money transfer deal valued at US$31 Million (Thirty One Million United States
Dollars) and subsequently a joint business venture.


I would like to invest the money in manufacturing of products such as Household
products, Electronic goods, Apparel and Textiles, Real Estate, Properties
or Telecommunication in your country. If you have any other idea of investment,
that would be welcomed by me.

In the course of our duties as values, and project inspectors for the on-going
liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, we have over-invoiced the value of
some jobs done by foreign contractors for the NNPC to the tune of US$31M.


As follows: -
(1) Computer optimization and Installation 16,000.000.00.
(2) Installation of 250,000.00 Monax Turbine$10,000.000.00
(3) Turn around Maintenance $5,000,000.00

The money will be shared as follows after transfer, 30% for you 70% for
me.

NOTE: SEND YOUR REPLY ONLY TO [ mtakar@supereva.com ]

Yours Faithfully,
Engr Mamud Takar.
mtakar@supereva.com













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