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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: "Adamu Ibrahim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infonnpc8@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 01:02:52 -0700
Subject: Dear Partnership,

Dear Partnership,

It is with trust and confidence that I make this urgent and important business proposal to you. I am Mr. Adamu Ibrahim, Chief Accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC Nigeria. I have been assigned by my two colleagues to seek for a foreign partner for the transfer of the sum of US$55,500,000.00 (Fifty-Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) for the benefit of both of us.This money arose from deliberate over invoicing of contracts awarded by my Corporation in 2009-2010

We have been safeguarding this money since then, waiting for an appropriate time when the money can be transferred into a safe foreign account for safe keeping pending our arrival for sharing and utilization with owner of the account. Now, the Presidency has ordered that all debts owed Foreign Contractors by the past Government should be paid immediately. On the strength of this order, we wish to take advantage of it to present you or your company as one of the contractors being owed by the government as the contractor of this contract fund of USD55. 5 MILLION with our Corporation*NNPC*.

Also, be noted that i have gone into a serious three days praying and fasting for searching for well reliable and trust-able person to handle
this transaction for its logical conclusion for our mutual benefits. It, is very urgent to write you by sending this business proposal to you due to the trust i have in you.

Meanwhile, we have agreed that the money will be shared thus: 80% will be for me and my two other colleagues. And 20% will be for you for
providing all the necessary assistance for the successful payment of this fund to you as a contractor for the benefit of both of us.

Note that the nature of your business is irrelevant to this transaction as all arrangements have been concluded for a successful and hitch-free transaction.

Also note that this money is still in the suspense account of our Corporation NNPC, with the bank waiting for payment to contractor.

Therefore you will required to provide to me urgently the important information as I stated below to enable us put claims and invoice the payment on your favor as a Contractor/Beneficiary of the contract fund with our corporation, NNPC, for immediate payment to you by the Bank.

1. Your full name and address,

a. Your Private Telephone, Mobile and Fax numbers.

2. Name of your company and address, telephone and fax numbers “if
any".

3. Name of your bank and address, telephone and fax numbers.

4 Your Account Number where the fund will be transferred into.
a. Account name.

b. Telex/Swift Code Numbers “if any"

c. IBAN
d. Routing number

Note that we have taken measures to ensure that there is no risk involved on both parties. We have estimated that this transaction will
be concluded within 14 working days upon receipt of your acceptance to this my proposal letter.

Note that this transaction required the utmost Trust, Confidentiality and Urgency.

Further details will be explain to you if you do not understand me as soon as I receive your acceptance mail on my proposal business letter
to you for the immediate payment of the fund to you as a contractor for the benefits of both of us.

Thanks for your co-operation and kind assistance.

Yours truly
Adamu Ibrahim

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