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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: "Engr. Gibson Chima." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <engrgibson@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 16:00:01 -0800
Subject: CAN WE DO BUSINESS? IT IS CONFIDENTIAL!!!

Dear Friend,
 
I have decided to contact you by E-mail due to the urgency of this Transaction, Let me start by introducing myself properly to you; I am Engr. Gibson Chima, The chairman contract tender board of NNPC/SHELL petroleum development cooperation in joint venture (NNPC/SPDC).
I got your e-mail address through an internet marketing firm while searching for a reliable and reputable person to handle this transaction which involves the transfer of the sum of Seventy five million United States dollars to a reliable account abroad. Your role became paramount due to the fact that there are lots of restrictions binding civil servants here and we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts.
This amount was secured from excess oil sales from Nigeria crude oil. The sum of US$1.2 billion oil windfall was released by the NNPC and shell petroleum development company some years back by The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Crude oil price was peg at US$22.00 per barrel by then and fortunately for oil producing countries like Nigeria, there was rises in oil price to about US$27.00 and US$28.00 per barrel and as a result there was excess oil sales and I believe you would be aware of this rise in Oil price years back.
Out of this US$1.2 billion excess oil funds and my colleagues and I Because of our position in the NNPC and shell Petroleum Development Company diverted the sum of Sixty -Two million united state dollars and that is what we want to transfer into your account.
Youre Role in this transaction;
To enable the bank transfer this US$75 million secured into your bank account, you will be acting as one of our contractor who has executed a contract here in Nigeria and become the beneficiary of the funds and this money will be paid In your favor, I will guide you on how we will achieve this, Note, the reason for the transfer of these Seventy five Million dollar into your account is because of our incapability as Government officials to own a foreign account.
All the necessary documentation for the facilitation and approval of this fund into your Account will be carefully taken good care of because we are involved, and we are also assuring you that this business is 100% risk free as all the modalities for the smooth transfer of this fund into your Account will be legally processed and monitored.
You will retain 20% percent of the total amount for your assistance.
To enable us precede with this business, please send to me immediately the following:
1) Your direct phone number
2) Your full name and address for sworn of affidavit, change of fund ownership and processing of all the legal approval documents.
My Best Regards,
Engr. Gibson Chima.
Direct phone : +234 8145 339314

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