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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: "martins mark" <nnpc_martinsmark3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nnpc_martinsmark@maktoob.com
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:12:53 -0400
Subject: Project Manager,[Martins Mark]

Dr Martins Mark
Project Manager,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION[NNPC] FALOMO -COMPLEX LAGOS
NIGERIA

ATTN SIR/ MADAM

I am the project manager with the Nigerian National Petroleum
corporation (NNPC). I know you will be surprise to receive this kind of
letter seeking for your assistance.To be cadid, I got your e-mail
address through word online network. Now the business in question is the
transfer of US$25.5m into your bank account.

This sum came as an over- invoiced[inflated] sum which we did purposely
when my corporation awarded contract to some foreign firms which I as
the project manager master minded the whole contract. Right now, the
foreign contractors that executed the original contract has been duely
paid their total contract amount leaving this over invoiced sum of
USD$25.5m floating in the Union Bank Of Nigeria PLC, to be transferred
to a foreign bank account.

We the officials concern are still in active service, and the Code of
conduct rule does not allow top Government Officials operate off-shore
account.This is the reason why we are strongly seeking for your
assistance in providing your bank account information where we can
transfer this fund into.

Please, you are very important in this transaction as every documents
covering the transfer of this fund will be in your name. and will be
forwarded to you after approval for your reference/record purposes. So
all what we are in need now is your banking information and ability to
keep it top secret based on the nature of this transaction.
We have mapped out 30% of US$25.5m to be for you as the account owner,
60% for us while 10% is mapped out for any process of expenses to be
incurred in the course of this transfer.

On receipt of your bank informations, we shall commence the transaction
and funds will definitely be wired into your bank account within 14
working days. I will be very grateful to receive your complete
information and please you should not betray the trust I repose on you.
we will be investing part of our share in your country.

I await your immediate response.

Best regards

Dr martins Mark
Project Manager,NNPC, LAGOS.
NB:PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATEMAIL ADDRES:
nnpc_martinsmark@maktoob.com

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