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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: petr pavel <ppavelpetr55@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 06:37:48 -0700
Subject: Reliable Foreign Partner

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Towers, Central Business District,
Herbert Macaulay Way,
Garki, Abuja.

Our Ref:nnpc/cnt/bus/dis/gsr/abj/012 Your Ref:..

Attention:John Fetters

Kindly allow me the modesty of introducing myself. I am Personal Assistant
to Mr Adamu Ibrahim, Principal Accountant of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) I got your contact / email address through the
export promotion Council of the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce and Industry
via Website. I am writing on behalf of my colleagues in the (N.N.P.C) and i
have been mandated to seek for the assistant of a reliable Foreign Partner
through which we can transfer the sum of Fifty Million United States
Dollars Only ( US$50M). This Money is now Deposited in the (N.N.P.C)
Treasury Account with the Nigerian Apex Bank (CBN). These stipulated amount
of money arose from the Deliberated Over - Invoice of a Contract Awarded by
the NNPC to a foreign firm for the Construction of Liquefied Natural Gas
Plant (LNG) in Bonny Southern Nigeria ( West Africa) within the year 2010.

This Contract has been completely Executed and commissioned thereafter the
Contractors that handled this Contract has collected their final payment,
thus leaving behind the above amount which represent the Over - Invoice sum
we have been safeguarding this money waiting for a conducive time for its
Transfer out of the Country for our investment plans like Real Estate.

Since your Company is into it the current favorable political Climate since
our Democratic Dispensation as the Principal Accountant Presented an
opportunity for this money to be transferred out of the Country without
much Ado..However, the Code of Conduct Bureau ( Civil Servant Laws) does
not allow us to own or Operate a Foreign Account and since the Contract was
handled by a foreign firm. We needed a Foreign Partner that will present as
a Sub - Contractor to the Original Contractor by providing a Bank
Particulars so that the Funds will be transferred into your company's /
Personal account.

Note that the Nature of your business is not Particularly relevant to the
success of this Transaction. All we require is your Willingness to present
your Banking Information so that the Money will be transfer into your
account within 14 banking working days as soon as you agreed to this
further Information regarding to this funds will be disclosed to you.
However I shall confide in you that you will never take undue advantage of
the funds Upon the Claim of the funds from the Bank I will be with you in
your Country for the sharing on agreed percentage.. For easy communication
I will require your private Tel/Fax numbers.

Note: that the percentage terms will also be discuss as soon as I have your
consent. We solicit for your kindness and maximum Co-operation.

Sincerely Yours,
Personal Assistant to
Adamu Ibrahim
Principal Partner.

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