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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: mazen@falcongroup.bz
Reply-To: nnpcgroup20122@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:17:22 +0000
Subject: Urgent Inheritance/contract payment.
Re: 20.5m (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) Inheritance/contract payment.
Sir,
Your attention is urgently needed for the interest in our claiming of the Inherited contract money, payment to be effect in your account in terms of below contract details.
CONTRACT NUMBER:NNPC/PED/KED-WR/09
CONTRACT AWARD DATE JUNE 17 2009
JOB COMPLETION DATE: FEB 4TH 2011
CONTRACT VALUE $20.5M
JOB LOCATION WARRI/KADUNA
JOB TYPE PIPE LINE EXPANSSION-NETWORK CRUDE OIL
DOWN STREAM DISTRIBUTION AN EVACUATION TURNAROUND
MAINTENANCE(TAM) CONSTRUCTION OF KADUNA REFINERY.
You able participation will be highly appreciated for the execution of the transaction in high level of secrecy, More details will be commenced as soon as we hear from you.
Regards
Mr Andrew Yakubu
Group Managing Director
Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC)
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