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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: "mikemomoh22@terra.es" <mikemomoh22@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 09:20:07 +0100 (MET)
Subject: AN OFFER FOR YOU


FROM THE DESK OF ENGR ROBINSON SIMON,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC)
LAGOS-NIGERIA
CONTACT EMAIL:robsimon010@yahoo.dk


DEAR FRIEND,

MAY THE GOOD TIDE OF OUR LORD BE WITH YOU.I'M ENGR ROBINSON SIMON,I'M THE

DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND
UTILITIES WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).MY

COLLEAGUES HAVE ASSIGNED ME TO
SEEK F0R ASSISTANCE OF A RELIABLE FOREIGN COMPANY OR AN INDIVIDUAL

THROUGH WHOM WE CAN TRANSFER THE SUM OF
US$13.7M(THIRTEEN MILLION,SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)WHICH AROSE

FROM THE DELIBRATE OVER-INVOICING
OF SOME CONTRACT AWARDED BY THE CORPORATION IN THE TWILIGHT OF THE LAST

MILITARY REGIME.HOWEVER,THE
CURRENT FAVOURABLE POLITICAL/ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN THE COUNTRY SINCE THE

HAND OVER FROM MILITARY TO
DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT NOW PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS

MONEY TO BE TRANSFERRED OUT OF
THE COUNTRY.

WE HAVE SET IN MOTION THE MACHINERY FOR THE TAKE OFF OF THIS TRANSACTION

AND FURTHER ACTION WILL COMMENCED
IMMEDIATELY WE HEAR FROM YOU.WE HAVE AGREED THAT AFTER THE TRANSFER OF

THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.YOU SHALL
BE ENTITLED TO 30%,MY COLLEAGUES AND I SHALL HAVE 70% TO OURSELVES.

PLEASE,ON THE RECIEPT OF THIS PROPOSAL,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD THE

FOLLOWING DATAS TO ENABLE US
COMMENCE WITH THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATIONS.

1. YOUR FULL NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS
2. YOUR COMPANY'S NAME ADDRESS(IF ANY)
3. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4. YOUR AGE,OCCUPATION AND COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS IS NOT PARTICULARLY RELEVANT

FOR THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF
THIS TRANSACTION.ALL WE REQUIRE OF YOU IS YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CO-OPERATE

AND ASSURANCE THAT OUR OWN
SHARE SHALL BE GIVEN TO US AFTER THE FUND IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR

ACCOUNT.ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS HAVE
BEEN TAKEN TO ENSURE A HITCH-FREE TRANSFER OF THE FUND.I WILL APPRECIATE

YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE IN RESPECT OF
THIS PROPOSAL AND PLS DO FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTION AT ANY TIME AND I

WILL BEREADY TO OFFER ANY FURTHER
INFORMATION.

BEST REGARDS,
ENGR.ROBINSON SIMON.
CONTACT EMAIL:robsimon010@yahoo.dk





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