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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: "MR FOLA RICHARD" <fola_rich2003@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 10:33:38 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE.

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CORPORATION
PLOT 56 KARU CRESENT, ABUJA, NIGERIA.

FROM THE DESK OF MR. FOLA RICHARD
EMAIL: (fola_rich2003@msn.com) OR (fola_rich2003@yahoo.fr)



DEAR SIR/MA,

I AM MR FOLA RICHARD THE CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE, NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLUEM CORPORATION (NNPC),FEDEARL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.SOMETIME
LAST YEAR, OUR REFINERY WAS GENERALY SERVICED AND MANY OTHER CONTRACTS WHERE
ALSO AWARDED IN THE OIL SECTOR AFTER AN OUT BREAK OF FIRE.THERE WAS
ASSISTANCE FROM WORLD BANK,I.M.F.AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF THE DAMAGED EQUIPMENT AND THE REFINERY AS A WHOLE.

DURING THIS PERIOD,A LOT OF CONTRACT WERE AWAREDED TO SO MANY
INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS.ALL THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAS JUST RECEIVED
THEIR FINAL PHASE OF THEIR PAYMENT LEAVING A TOTAL SUM OF 30,000 000 MILLION
USD FLOATING IN THE FILES OF FEDRAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE UNCLAIMED THIS IS AS
A RESULT OF THE OVER INVOICING WE DID DURING THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT.

THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED OKAY;THIS SUM OF 30,000 000 MILLION (THIRTY
MILLION US DOLLARS) I WILL LIKE TO TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT NOW,WHAT I WANT
YOU TO DO IS TO PROVIED ME

(1) YOUR FULL NAME,
(2) ADDRESS AND
(3)YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.

AS THE CONTRACT AWARD CHAIRMAN,I WILL PREPARE DOCUMENTS WITH YOUR NAME AS
SUB-CONTRACTOR WHO DID THIS JOB.AND THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED IN YOUR
COMPANY NAME OR PERSONAL NAME INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND
COMPERSATION IN THIS TRANSACTION I WILL OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY:10%
SET ASIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL EXPENCESS DURING OUR TIME OF EFFECT OF
THE TRANSFER AND 60% FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES.

MORESO,I WILL COME OVER TO MEET WITH YOU A DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE
ARRIVAL OF THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT TO TAKE CARE OF MY SHARE AFTER YOU HAVE
TAKEN YOUR COMMISSION OF 30%.IF YOU WILL BE OF ASSISTANCE TO ME TO HAVE THIS
MONEY TRANSFERRED THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT,WRITE ME BACK IMMEDIATELY OR YOU CALL
ME ON PHONE TO FEED YOU WITH INFORMATIONS AND MODALITIES FOR THIS
TRANSACTION.

NOTE: THIS TRANSACTION IS SMOOTH AND SECURED AS ALL ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN
FINALISED. KINDLY ENSURE THAT YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX IS INCLUDED IN
YOUR RETURN MAIL AND ALSO DO ENSURE THAT YOUR REPLY IS TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS
AS SHOWN ABOVE.

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR. FOLA RICHARD.

CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE.


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