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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: "M.A. Arokodare" <arokodare1@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: arokodarennpc2010@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:19:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM (N.N.P.C)


I am M.A. Arokodare. The
chief finance officer at the Nigerian National Petroleum co-operation. (N.N.P.C)
I got your information through an attached at the Nigerian chamber of commerce,
industry, mines And Agriculture, In my search for a reliable and reputable
 institution/person who can handle a very strictly, confidential
transaction of the transfer of
$18million to a reliable
account.
 
This $18million is in the
suspense account
of my department for some time now which represents the surplus of an overvalued
contract executed for the corporation some
Years back. I am seeking if
you will permit the surplus to be remitted into your personal/company account so
that the money remitted will be shared among the parties
concerned.
 
However, I want to receive
your assurance that you will not sit on the money when it goes into your
account. Most importantly, this transaction must be kept confidential in order
to
Protect the confidence
reposed in the officials involved in this transaction. We have agreed in
principle that 65% of the money goes to the officials where the money originated
while 30% to the owner of the account.5% for expenses incurred during the
transaction.
 
I wish to inform you that
this transaction requires urgent reply to enable us conclude the transaction
soonest. If you accept this request, please contact me through the above address
for further details:
 
You’re urgent response will
be highly appreciated.
Best
regards,
M.A.
Arokodare.

N.N.P.C

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