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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: "MR.GODWIN EMEFIELE" <infocbndge2014@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 05:03:05 +0100
Subject: DEAR SIR/MADAM,

NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES
NEW FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, SHEHU SHUGARI
WAY ABUJA.
LAGOS ANNEX OFFICE, LAGOS NIGERIA.
our Ref, NNPC, FRN, 2019

ATT, MANAGING DIRECTOR.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,


REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE- STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


I am Dr. Maikanti Baru Accountant General Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation and also and accountant with Federal Ministry of petroleum
Resources (FMPR) and a member of a three-man Tender Board in charge of
contract review and payment approvals. I came to know of you in my
search for a reliable person to handle a very confidential transaction
that involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign
account. It may sound strange but exercise patience and read on. There
were series of contracts executed by a consortium Multinational in the
Oil industry in favor of Ministry of Petroleum Resources among which
was:


1. The extension of pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil,
Down stream products distribution and subsequent evacuation- US$ 195
Million.

2. Contract for the Turn around Maintenance (TAM) of the various
refineries in the country US$ 152Million.

3. The construction of the Kaduna Refinery, some contractors where
paid their contract sum while some has not been paid by the Nigerian
Government. Few days ago, the president of the federal republic of
Nigeria called to the Aso-Rock Villa Abuja, where we head meeting
concerning contractors that has not been paid their contract payments,
after the meeting, he then asked me to be in charge by preparing the
name of the contractor that needed to be paid their contract payments
and then submit it to him for approval.


Why am writing you this mail, is for us to do this deal, because I
will be approving the sum of USD$9.5Million in your name and I want
you to act as one of the contractors owned by the Nigerian Government,
I will include your name in the file I will submit to the presidency
for approval and I am prepared to give you 30% of the total sum after
this money is been transferred to your bank account.


Sir/Madam, if you are willing to do this deal with me, kindly contact
me via my private email address above then I will now tell you the
next step that we are going to follow and what you need to send to me
for me to start processing all the paper works to back up the claim of
this USD$9.5M. Please don’t fail to include your private contacts
details. Please destroy this letter, if you are not willing to do this
deal with me. I will be investing my own share of the money through
your guide lines in your country or if you have a company, I prefer to
go into partnership with you. So please treat this deal with utmost
confidentiality if you are willing to do this deal with me, and after
all documentations, it will take just 7 banking working days to
conclude everything.

Thanks

Dr. Maikanti Baru

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