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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: "Engr.Mohammed Bello" <ahmedbello1960@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 03:40:29 -0800
Subject: Investment Trust Fund

>From the desk of the chairman
Contract Award Committee
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
N.N.P. C Building, Ikoyi-Lagos.
Website: www.nnpcgroup.com


Attn: Mr.Douglas L. Waters,

Mutual Collaboration

I am Engr.Ahmed Bello,chairman of the Contract Award Committee of
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) I am mandated by my
colleagues to crave your indulgence in assisting us to transfer
US$150million US Dollars to any of your reliable account overseas.

The said fund US$150 million in question resulted from contract over
invoiced we perfected when we awarded contract for the construction of
OSO Crude Oil Evacuation pipeline network and Refineries equipments
and Petrochemicals equipments.

I got your contact in my search for a partner who can assist
facilitate a pending business transaction towards a successful
completion. After due considerations, I decided to make contact with
you for partnership and co-operation in this pending transaction
requiring maximum confidentiality.

Now that the individual contractors have received their supposed
contract funds respectively, we want to transfer the over invoiced
fund US$150 million to your nominated account number for immediate
sharing/Investments.

All the necessary modalities have been perfected with the officials of
the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) for onward transfer of the fund abroad.

Thus, if you have the capacity to prosecute this transaction, I advice
you send to me the following vital information of yours: - 1.Full name
of your bank 2.The bank address of your bank; 3.The bank Swift
code;4.your contact telephone number or mobile cell phone number if
any.5.The Name of account holder or beneficiary, if you are not the
direct account holder.

My colleagues and I have resolved to offer you 30% of the total
money.5% would be mapped out to offset all the contingent expenses in
the course of the transaction while the remaining 65% will be shared
Among the concerned officials here.

Be informed, top most secret must be observed through out this
transaction for security reasons.

I look forward to receiving your quick response urgent.

Yours sincerely,

Engr.Ahmed Bello
Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation,
N.N.P.C

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