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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: "DR JUBRIL HASSAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jubril_hassan2030@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:43:58 -0400
Subject: NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

From: Dr HASSAN JUBRIL
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS,LAGOS
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
FROM THE DESK OF:DR JUBRIL HASSAN
LAGOS-NIGERIA
 
Dear Sir,
 
After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward this proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer
the sum of Thirty Seven Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$37.7m)into his/her account. This fund resulted from an
over-invoiced bill from contract awarded by us under the budget allocation to my ministry and the bill was approved for payment by the
concerned ministries. The contract has been executed, commissioned and the contractor was paid the actual cost of the contract. we are left
with the balance of {US$37.7M} as part of the over-invoiced amount, which we have deliberately over estimated, for our own I am contacting
you to be our custodian for this fund.
 
1. 30% for you (Account Owner)2. 65% for us 3. 5% for Tax, as May required by our Government and yours. As you may want to know and to
make you less curious, I got your address from adverts, in business directory that portrayed your establishment in good light. I am the
Head Addict & Accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Lagos.
 
This transaction is very much free from all sorts of RISK and TROUBLE from my Government. We have been exercising patience for this
opportunity for so long and to most of us this is a life time opportunity we cannot afford to miss. To get this fund paid into your
account, we have to present a Payment Invoice from a foreign establishment like yours. With this invoice, we will seek approval to
transfer the fund within 14 banking days through the APEX BANK (CBN) to your designated Bank Account. I and one of my colleague involved in
this deal will come to your country to arrange for our share upon the confirmation from you that the money has been credited into your
nominated Bank Account.
 
Be further informed that everyone's interest and security had been considered before you were contacted. So be rest assured and feel free
to go into this transaction with us. We may also arrange to meet with each other before commencement of this transaction at your own wish.
 
But let honestly be our watch word throughout this transaction and your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
 
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
DR JUBRIL HASSAN
 
 
 

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