419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- "keep it confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Engineer Andrew Yakubu <andrewyakubue@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Engineer Andrew Yakubu <andrewyakubunnpc1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:35:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Request For Your Co-operation On Private Business
Relationship!!

Â Â Good Day To You Friend,
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Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Request For Your Co-operation On Private Business Relationship!!

Compliments of the day, I hope this message meet you in a very right state of mind, but before I proceed, I wish to first of all introduce myself. My Name is Engineer Andrew Yakubu, I am the Group Managing Director {GMD}of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation {NNPC}. I need your assistance to move the Sum of US$35M. This fund was part of the fund from the over Invoicing after the just concluded turn around Maintenance of WarriÂ and Port Harcourt Refineries by our CorporationÂ recently.

As you know We high placed civil servants, we not allowed by the civil service code of conduct to own or operate bank accounts outside of our shores. On the other hand, it is not safe for me to keep the money here due to unstable political environment.this is the main reason I am looking for an overseas silent partner who could work with me to facilitate transfer of this fund for our mutual benefit.

I am ready to give you 30% of the Total Fund at the end of this transaction for your Assistance. Please if you are interested in this deal get back to me, but if you are not, do not border to contact me back, and you must give me all the assurance that you will keep it confidential if you agree to work with me until the above amount gets into your possession. So if youâ€™re sincerely and honestly interested in assisting me move this
fund, Please Kindly Confirm the following Details.

YOUR FULL NAME.
YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS.
TELEPHONE & MOBILE.
COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS.
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER {CORPORATE ACCOUNT WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED}.

I am looking forward for your kind response.

Best Regards.
Engineer Andrew Yakubu
Group Managing Director.

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