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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: "Dr. Phan Emeka Adamu" <marcodamonte1@tin.it>
Reply-To: nigerianationalpetroleum@groupmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 09:08:41 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Waiting for your Urgent Response,

From the Desk of: Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,(NNPC)
Office Address: 13B, Oju Olobun Close, Off Adeola Odeku Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos-Nigeria.

Email: nigerianationalpetroleum@groupmail.com

Attention: Beneficiary

I am Dr. Phan Emeka Adamu the Chief Accountant/Auditor of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) headquarters in Lagos,
Nigeria. I reliably got your contact from Nigeria Chamber of Commerce
book.

I have no reason to doubt your honesty and credibility Hence I make
this proposal to you. Please, treat with Utmost confidence and excuse
me for the embarrassment this letter might cause you as we have not met
or Known each other before.

I have the mandate of my colleagues in office to solicited for your
Assistance for a deal we want to execute, My Corporation (NNPC) Awarded
a Sub-contract of US$30,500,000.00 (Thirty Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) to a Foreign firms to supply Rig &
Drilling Equipment for Kaduna Refinery here in Nigeria but because of
My position, this contract was over-invoiced to US$118,300,000.00 (One
Hundred and Eighteen Million, Three Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars).

The original contractors that executed the project, has collected their
Final amount, now we are left with the over-invoice sum of
US$30,500,000.00 (Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) .All arrangements have been concluded on how this money would
be moved, our constraints lie on the fact that we required a foreign
firm or individual account number outside Nigeria where the total money
will be paid into; whose Owner will be portrayed as a contract
beneficiary of funds.

Infant: this is reason why I am writing you this surprised letter.

NOTE: - There is no risk involved as we have taken Care, loopholes
covered both patties. As a civil servant here in Nigeria, we are aware
that some financial Assistance would be required to conclude this job;
we are prepared to give as much as 25% of the total sum to whomever
that is willing to assist us, while 70% of the Total sum will go for me
and my colleagues in NNPC here.

To this effect, remaining 5% would be earmarked to cover all the
Expenses (Locally and International to make the transaction smoothly).
This is because the NNPC approval process would pass through some
Directors in the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
These officials might require some bribe tips to facilitate the Payment
without further delay since they are not aware of the Deal.

Please, should you be willing to assist, we shall require the following
information from you if you are interested to enable us put claim to
this total money immediately.



Your Full Name: =================================
Your Address: ==================================
Your Bank Details: ================================
Your Telephone: ===================================
Your Company Name: ===============================
Your Age: =========================================

But should you not be in a position to assist, this Deal has to remain
a secret till the total funds transfer to your bank account. It is
important I mention that the officials involved in this transaction is
top Government Functionaries who have put in years of service to this
Country, for the maintenance of personal integrity and prestige of all
persons Involved in this transaction, you are implored to exhibit
utmost Secrecy throughout the duration of the transaction.

You are strongly advice to avoid discussing this with anybody; you may
open a separate bank account in any Country for this purpose if you
wish. All arrangements for this transfer in this 3rd Third quarter
payment for the year, 2018 has been properly organized and further
action awaits your immediate response, so hurry up and send the
required information details stated above in other to release the fund
to you, so that we Can start to process for the approval of the payment
that will goes many ministry offices.

I look forward to hear from you.

Best Regards,
Dr. Phan Emeka Adamu
Email: nigerianationalpetroleum@groupmail.com

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