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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: Dr Lippa Habson <soufce@unb.br>
Reply-To: drlippa.habson@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 09:31:43 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear,



--
DR LIPPA HABSON,
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND PLANNING
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL.

ATTN : SIR,

I SENT YOU A MAIL BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU SO I DECIDED TO SEND IT
AGAIN DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS VERY MESSAGE. AS I TOLD YOU IN MY
FIRST
MAIL THAT MY NAME IS DR DUKE ADO , I AM THE CHAIRMAN , DEPARTMENT OF
BUDGET
AND PLANNING , MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL.

THEREFORE, AFTER DUE DELIBERATION WITHIN MYSELF, I DECIDED TO FORWARD TO
YOU THIS MAIL TO YOU WITH REGARDS TO YOUR RESPONSE TO MY FIRST MESSAGE
TO
YOU. I BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP ME IN A BID TO
TRANSFER THE SUM OF US$15.5M(FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS
ONLY) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. WE HAVE MADE IT 100% LEGAL AS MUCH
POSSIBLE
AS YOU WOULD WANT.

WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM. THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH
CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS
REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL. WITH OUR
POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF FIFTEEN
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$15.5M) THROUGH
OVER-INVOICING.

WE ARE WORKING WITH THE PRESENT DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT IN MY
COUNTRY, AND WE ARE SEEKING THE SUPPORT OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, WHICH THE
RACE HAS STARTED. SO THEY HAVE GIVEN DIRECTIVES TO ALL FEDERAL
PARASTATALS
TO SETTLE ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS BEING OWED FOR CONTRACT THAT THEY HAVE
DONE. THEREFORE, OUR PLAN IS TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AS ONE OF THE
CONTRACTORS
BEING OWED IN OUR CORPORATION.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THE FUNDS
WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN MY COUNTRY ARE NOT
ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT
YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM WHILE THE REMAINING
BELONGS TO ME, WHILE 2% OF THE FUNDS WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET
EXPENSES
AND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES.

IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS
CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER, THE C.E.O OF CRANE
INTERNATIONAL
TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135, EAST 57TH STREET,28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK
10022,WITH TELEPHONE (212)308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689. AFTER THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH OF US IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 25% OF THE MONEY AS
HIS SHARE, THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT. WE WERE
DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE RELIABLY INFORMED
THAT
MR. PATRICE MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND
TELEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN RELOCATED TO SOMEONE ELSE.

WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON AND A REPUTABLE COMPANY
TO
DO THIS BUSINESS WITH, HENCE WE CONTACTED YOU. SO IF YOU CAN PROVE
YOURSELF
TO BE TRUSTED AND INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO
BUSINESS WITH YOU. WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL
LET
US HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF US$15.5M IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO RESPOND BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN ADVICE
YOU
ON THE MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION. ALL MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSFER
HAVE
BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 7 BANKING DAYS
WITH THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
SAFE
AND RISK FREE NOW AND AFTER THE TRANSFER AND I AM GOING TO PROVIDE ALL
THE
12 DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BACK UP THIS TRANSACTION TO A SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION.

KINDLY TREAT THIS AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL.

BEST REGARDS.
DR LIPPA HABSON
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND PLANNING
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

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