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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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Fraud email example:

From: Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC
<nnpcoilabule2000@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:11:10 +0000
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
Date: 20.3.2015

Attn: Sir,

Mutual Collaboration

Engr.Joseph Kayode,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$35.5 million US Dollars to any of your reliable account overseas.

The said fund US$35.5 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$35.5 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.Joseph Kayode
Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation,
N.N.P.C




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