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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: "Babatunde V. Adeniran" <richardkolawole1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: babatundeva@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 05:50:38 -0800
Subject: Good Day

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
NNPC Falomo Office Complex
P.M.B. 2701, Lagos - Nigeria
Website: http://nnpcgroup.com/


Good Day,

I am Dr. Babatunde Victor Adeniran, Chief Operating Officer and
chairman tender board committee with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC), our duties include Evaluation, Review and Awards
of contract. It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a
transaction involving the transfer of $5Million into a foreign account
for investment purposes through the assistance of a foreign partner
pending my arrival to your country to meet with you as the account
owner into which the money is remitted.

This money originated from over-invoiced contract executed for the
corporation some years back. A foreign firm has long completed this
contract and the contractor duly paid. I now seek if you would permit
the surplus to be remitted into your account. I need your full
cooperation and partnership to re-profile this contract funds to your
name as the sole contractor that executed this contract for the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for which payment will
be made to your bank account.

As a matter of fact, we are top government officials and we cannot
acquire this money in our name, because we are not allowed to operate
a foreign account while in service. This is why i am looking for a
competent and honest company or individual abroad into whose account
the sum of US$5Million will be paid into by telegraphic transfer (Bank
Wire). Hence i am contacting you.

However, i wish to receive your personal assurance that you would not
betray me after the fund must have arrived your account. more
importantly, you are to keep this transaction confidential, in order
not to tarnish the confidence reposed on me and the officials
involved in this transaction.

You will be entitled to 20% of this money after the transaction, while
80% will be for me. Every arrangement towards the successful
completion of this transaction has been concluded. Please note that
this business is 100% safe and risk free and i hope that the fund
arrives your account in latest 7 banking days from the date of the
receipt of your information.

If you are interested in this deal, kindly send me your complete information as
stated below, to enable me arrange legal documents that will proof you
as a sole contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC), so that we can get started with the transfer process.

1. Full Name:...
2. Country:...
3. Contact Address:...
4. Telephone Number:...
5. Marital Status:...
6. Occupation:...
7. Age:...
8. Sex:...
9. Bank Details:

The above information will enable us write letters of claim and job description
respectively. This way we will use your name or company's name to
apply for payments into your account. Please note that you will
receive your payment via Swift Wire Transfer [Bank-To-Bank Transfer]
to your Account. I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I
hear from you.

Thanks in anticipation of your cooperation.

Best regards,

Dr. Babatunde V. Adeniran
Email: babatundeva@yahoo.com.

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