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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: "Mr Johnson - " <abdulmalik.aminu40@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: abdulmalikaminu50@yahoo.com
Date: 15 May 2017 13:36:47 -0700
Subject: Attn: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL,

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. AbdulMalik Aminu, the Group General Manager (GGM) in
Accounts department of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. Please, treat
with utmost confidence and excuse me for the embarrassment this
message might cause you as we have not met or known each other
before. My Corporation (NNPC) awarded a contract of
US$86,700,000.00 (Eighty - Six Million, Seven Hundred Thousand
U.S Dollars) to a Foreign firm to supply Rig & Drilling Equipment
for Kaunda Refinery here in Nigeria but because of my position,
this contract was over invoiced to US$115,300,000.00 (One Hundred
and Fifteen Million, Three Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars). The original contract sum has been paid to the
contracting firm that executed the project, now we are left with
the over- invoiced or inflated sum of US$28,600,000.00 (Twenty
Eight Million, Six Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars Only).

All arrangements have been concluded on how this money would be
moved. Our constraints lie on the fact that we require a foreign
firm or individual account number where the money will be paid
into; whose owner will be portrayed as a contract beneficiary of
the funds. In fact this is why I am writing you this message. I
and my two other colleagues have agreed to give as much as 35% of
the total sum to whoever that is willing to assist us while 60%
of the total sum will be reserved for me and my colleagues. To
this effect, 5% would be earmarked to cover all the expenses
(Local and International).

NOTE:- There is no risk involved as we have taken care of every
loophole. Kindly forward your direct telephone number (for
easier communication), bank name, Address and Account Number, Fax
number of the Bank where the money will be transferred into. For
the maintenance of personal integrity and prestige of all persons
involved in this transaction, you are implored to exhibit utmost
secrecy throughout the duration of the transaction. You are
strongly advised to avoid discussing this transaction with a
third party as that could jeopardize the entire transaction.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards

Mr. AbdulMalik Aminu
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL,
Tel: 234 -80-515-91994
Email:abdulmalikaminu50@yahoo.com
Email:bdlmlkaminu@gmail.com

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