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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: "Ibrahim Duke" <ibrahimduke44@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ibranimduke@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:39:34 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS INVESTMENTS PARTNERSHIP


ENGR IBRAHIM DUKE
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER,
CONTRACT AWARD DIVISION,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
NNPC BUILDING,7,
KOFO ABAYOMI STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND-LAGOS
Tel:234 70 33280855.



Dear Friend,


REF: TRANSFER OF US$20 MILLION & BUSINESS INVESTMENTS PARTNERSHIP First,
I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction; this is by
virtue of its nature, as I know this is an unconventional way of introducing
a business, but if you can read my letter carefully, you will understand the
necessity for my action.

I am Engr Ibrahim Duke, theFinancial Comptroller, Contract Award division Of
the Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation (NNPC). Sometime ago, a contract
was awarded to an American Companies by mycommittee on behalf of NNPC; the
total contract value was US$50 millionbut members of my committee
deliberately added extra US$20 million toenable us benefit from the project.

The companies have been paid fullythe total sum of US$50million since they
have completed the project, butwe still have the over invoiced sum of
$20million left in the governmentaccount with the Central Bank of Nigeria
which we intend to share but not until it is transferred into a foreign
account.

To enable us transfer this money into a foreign account, we were able to
convince the President that we left US$20million because the abovecompanies
have abandoned the project without finishing the maintenanceportion of the
contract.

On the above reason, the President has provedthat we find another company to
finish the maintenance portion and paythe balance of US$20million to the
company.

There is no work to be performed by you or your company, rather we shall
issue a coverage letter stating that your company have performed all the
internal work to the Kaduna Refinery as maintenance only which does not
involve any work outside the building structure itself.

If you agree tothis proposal, we have agreed that the following funds will
be sharedthus after it has been paid into your account;(a) 30% of the money
will go to you for acting as the beneficiary of thefund.


(b) 10% has been set aside for reimbursement for incidental expenses that
you may be incurred in the course of the transaction. (c)60% to us which we
wish to commence an important business in conjunctionwith you. Please
acknowledge the receipt of this letter if you are interested andsend the
above required information through my Email: address: formore details on
this transaction, I assure you that this is a 100% riskfree project.


I wait in anticipation of your cooperation.


Yours Faithfully,


Engr Ibrahim Duke

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