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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: "Tijani Ahmed" <tijani_ahmed01@msn.com>
Reply-To: richylin2005@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:57:41 +0000
Subject: dear friend

Dr. Tijani Ahmed
N.N.P.C


First of all,permit me at this juncture to introduce myself to you.I am Dr.
Tijani Ahmed Chairman of the Tender Board Committee of the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (N.N.P.C). After due consultation with other members
of the Committee,I have specifically been mandated to arrange and negotiate
for a trusted foreign firm or individual account overseas for a possible
transfer of some funds being over-invoiced sum resulting from various
contracts executed by foreign companies for our Ministry.

NATURE OF CONTRACT:

Supply of B.P.S.D chemical, erection and system Optimization of super
polypro for Warri refinery, Supply of capacity turbine flow axle, and
computerized conveyer for
plant A-D Warri refinery.Activation of axle turbine pipes flow plants and
liters flow for Kaduna refinery as well It should be noted that original
value of these contracts were
purposely over invoiced by us,the Tender Board Committee Members with the
sum of Twenty Five million six hundred housand Dollars($25.6M).

Now all firms involved in the execution of the contracts have been paid
accordingly and the project commissioned,while the over-inflated sum is on
the suspence account of the Central Bank of Nigeria .Due to our various
positions as Civil servant,the law prohibit us from operating a foreign
account hence I am contacting you to assist us claim the fund with your name
or company name as beneficiary.All modalities for the transactions have been
fficiently and secretly perfected with some top officials of the Federal
Ministry of work.

The only hitches is the provision of a foreigner,hence my contacting you for
assistance,bearing in mind also that the transaction is risk free as
procedure for documentations and onward transfer of fund into your account
are within the frame work of constituted legal authority.

Should you be willing to assist.I will need the following to enable me raise
documentation to the supervising ministry where the jobs were originaly
executed.Your full name and tel nos.The nominated bank name and account nos
respectively. Tel and fax nos of the bank.As soon as Ireceive the info,I
shall commence documentations for the transfer of the fund.

we have agreed to give you 25% of the amount, while 5% will be set aside to
offset any expenses incurred during the transaction. And 70% will be for us
the officials,should
you be willing to help. Please reply to the below
email:tijani_ahmed2005@o2.pl

Awaiting your urgent response.

Sincerely Yours
Dr Tijani Ahmed


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