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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: Kingsley Egodinnma <egodinnma@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 05:48:54 -0700
Subject: From the Desk of Dr,Kingsley Egodinnma

>From the Desk of Dr,Kingsley Egodinnma
Nigerian National Petroleum Co-operation
Head Office;federal capital territory
Central business district
Abuja-Nigeria
D/L+00234(802)954 7667

I am Dr Kingsley Egodinnma an accountant, at the Nigerian National
petroleum o-operation.(N.N.P.C). I know this letter will come to you as a
surprise but I want you to understand that my contacting you is divine
because I want us to do this business deal together.

I got your contact from international brochure and decided to contact
you.Therefore, I am contacting you concerning a fund valued at
$22.5million (Twenty two million, five hundred thousand US Dollars).This
$22.5million has been in the suspense account of my department for some
time now which represents the surplus of an over-valued 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 protect this funds
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 during this transaction.

We have agreed in principle that 65% of the money goes to the official
where the money originated while 30% to the owner of the account.5% for
local and international expenses incurred during the transaction.I wish to
inform you that this transaction requires urgent reply if you are
interested to enable us conclude it soonest.

If you accept this request, please respond immediately with the following
details stated below.
(1) The name and address of the bank where you want this funds remitted
(2)your bank account numbers including the swift code
(3)Telephone and fax numbers of the bank including the bank telex numbers
(4)Your telephone and fax numbers including your mobile phone numbers.

Note also that it will take (14) banking days for us to conclude this deal
upon the receipt of the above detailed information's from you.
Regards
Dr.Kingsaley Egodinnma,
D/L+00234(802)954 7667

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