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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: "Mr.Michael Uba" <michaeluba62@live.com>
Reply-To: uba_mchiael1@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:45:04 -0300
Subject: I WISH TO INVEST WITH YOU




-- Dear Partner

I will like you to read this mail with
all seriousness. I am Mr.Michael Uba Account Manager of COMD (CRUDE OIL
MARKETING DIVISION), a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) here in Lagos.

Am in the position to transfer the sum
of 45.5 MILLION UNITEDSTATE DOLLARS to your country for investment, as a
director in the NNPC I
need someone whom I can trust. As soon as the fund
gets to your account I shall be coming to your country for the sharing.
Please note that these
is not a fraudulent fund and are not drug related
funds as well, these money came as a result of the rise in petroleum price
world wide under my
department and as the senior manager in charge of COMD
finance, I was able to fiscally safe this fund in the government account I
know all the
methods on how funds goes into and out of the NNPC. This funds
will be transfer out to your account as contract funds and we are
presenting your
company as one which has done a contract with the COMD.
Note also that it will be transfer to you as an honest fund as all the
document to legitimize the transfer will be obtain legally.

As a senior
manager under the NNPC and as a civil servant our constitution does not
allow me to operate a foreign account these was
just why I have to contact
you. please you have to cover my identity and help me in achieving this
long life dream. All I am sincerely asking from
you is to provide the
following details in which we shall need to execute
the transfer
successfully.

(1) Your company name and address.
(2) Your Bank name and
address including the beneficiary account where the
fund will be wired.
(3)
Your Private telephone and fax number were I could reach you.

Sharing
Method:
Account owner (You) 30%, we the beneficiary 70%, reply to me
urgently through my email address with all the details that I needed to
commence
the transaction. Note that I have not contacted any body on these
matters except you alone. I wait sincerely to hear from you. You can
contact me on
my

Yours truly,
Mr.Michael Uba

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