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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: "Malami" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shehlada@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:11:28 +0700
Subject: Your positive response is important....

I'm honored to draw your attention to this investment proposal with sincere believe that you will see the embedded benefits therein.

My name is Shehu Malami - Managing Director Port Harcourt Refining Company -Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation-NNPC.

My proposed investment fund is a entitled commission legitimately earned from crude oil sales facilitated by sales agent on behalf of the Corporation-NNPC.

As a practice, the major crude oil marketers are paid directly by the Corporation NNPC through crude oil swap deal because of huge volume of sales, but payment to sales agent/facilitators is process by the federal ministry of finance.

With this understanding, I tactically used my office to facilitate some sales to a cumulative sum over a period of time, but the accrued total sum has not been paid because I cannot directly use my information to make claim to the accrued total sum as our country's code of conduct dose not allowed public servant to act as sales facilitator.

However, having succeeded in moving the files to the appropriate government departments, I need you as a partner to stand as the sales facilitator to receive the accrued sum from the Corporation for joint investment between you and I as partners.

To pull the fund from the Corporation, I will use your information to secure the vital document from the Corporation validating and confirming you as the sales agent that facilitated the sales to the accrued commission of a total sum I will made known to you on your indication of interest to work with me.

All I need from you is your information in this order;
Your full names
Your contact address
company and address(if any)
Your personal phone number
Your occupation.
Date of Birth.
Martial status

However, if it's not convenient to go into joint investment with me because of your job or other engagement, I'm willing to negotiate 25% as compensation to you while 10% will be giving as charity.

It is important to note that the fund is free from any litigation while assuring you it will be release to you in line with International banking rules and regulations in accordance with international regulatory bodies against money laundering and terrorism to ensure that the fund transfer to your account will not infringe on your country financial policies.

Thanks in anticipation of your response to my alternative email address: shehlada@outlook.com.

Shehu.

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