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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: Andrew Yakubu <info@uzocloudservers.cf>
Reply-To: imandrewyakubu@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:16:25 +0300
Subject: NNPC PROJECT



--
Hello Dear, i have a project for you. In June 2010, Engineer Hussein a
foreign contractor from Egypt but his family was based in California,
did a
contract project in Nigeria National Petroleum corporation.

As The Group Managing Director in charge of NNPC then, I encouraged him
to
consider various growth of funds with prime ratings. Then he invested
$90
Million United State Dollars only. Based on my advice, we were able to
spin
the initial deposit with profit and interest to be $7 million U.S
Dollars.

After few months; my company (NNPC) sent several notice to him without
response and unfortunately, my client died in a car crash along with his
nuclear family at Abuja Express Way while on sabbatical in the summer of
2010, may their soul rest in peace.

He died with his families, according to the laws of Nigeria at the
expiration of {5} years the funds will revert to the ownership of the
Nigeria Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

Now I am seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased (Engineer Hussein), so that the proceeds of this account valued
at
($7million USD) can be pay to you and then you and I can share the money
60/40 ratio.

You will get 40% and I will be entitled to 60% as the initiator of the
deal.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this
deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate
arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.

You know that I must have done my home work already before contacting
you.
Although the project is capital intensive, I know I will be able to pull
it
through following proper banking and legal channels with your assistance
at
your end. I will tidy up the legal aspect with the assistance of a
lawyer
who will prepare all the documents that will be needed to transfer the
money from Nigeria to your country.

Opportunities like this only comes once in a lifetime. I am a family man
and this is an opportunity for me to give my family the best in Life. so
get back to me with your full name, address and your direct telephone
number in order to send you application letter of claim.

I await your response.

Thanks And God Bless You

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