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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: linda mentu <lindax_01@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:55:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLS. GET BACK TO ME




Nigerian National
Petroleum
Corporation CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS              
NNPC Towers,
Central Business District,
Herbert Macaulay Way, P.M.B. 190, Garki,
Abuja.
Cablegram: Napetcor

website:http://www.nnpcgroup.com/board.htm.


ATTN:

I am Mr. Stanley Lawson GED, Finance
& Accounts the Treasury Controller, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
[NNPC] and a close associate to Minister of Petroleum Resources Dr. Edmund
Daukoru. The Minister has mandated me to transfer the sum of US$88millions
recovered from an over-invoiced contracts involving the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation[NNPC] into several private account in Europe and United
States.

A total sum of (US$60,000,000.00)
has been transferred before the emergence of this present Civilian
Administration, in May 1999 leaving the balance of (US$28,000,000.00). I have
made proper arrangement/documentation to transfer the balance (US$28,000,000.00)
which is retained in a coded account of the NNPC with the  Bank of Nigeria. We
are soliciting that you help us to receive the fund in trust. We cannot complete
this transaction smoothly without the participation of a foreign partner who
would provide an account where the funds could be lodged Since it is a contract
payment,

the funds must be remitted to a
foreign account. Also people in such position are not permitted by the Nigerian
Civil Service law to own or operate foreign accounts while still in service.. The
remittance of the funds requires little documentation that would be completed as
soon as you provide us with a secured bank account where you may wish to receive
the money. There is no risk involved on your part in this transaction since the
former Minister and I have covered this transaction with adequate contract and
external credit documents from the beginning. What we require from you now by
Email are viz: (i) A reliable Bank Account (presumably an empty bank account, if
available). {ii} A named beneficiary of the account (i.e. personal or company¢s
account. {iii} Name and address of Company that stands as Funds Beneficiary..
(iv) Private tel/mobile phone Number, fax Number.
 
COULD YOU KINDLY TELL US WHAT PERCENTAGE
(%) OF THIS MONEY (US$28,000,000.00) WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AFTER THE TRANSFER TO
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT? Also we shall like to invest our own share of the money in
investment projects: Real Estate Properties, Tourism, Hotel business in your
country. How did you see these business opportunities?  we expect that the transaction will
not take more than ten working days. And please note that this transaction must
be TOP SECRET.

Best Regards,
Mr. Stanley Lawson                

GED, Finance & Accounts
Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Garki,Abuja. 

Mr.
Stanley Lawson
GED, Finance &
Accounts           
 
 

Dr. Edmund
Daukoru
Honourable Minister of State
Ministry of Petroleum &
Energy




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