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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: USMAN ADAMU <kakiuchi@yado-musashi.co.jp>
Reply-To: usadamu802@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:09:36 +0100
Subject: Read & Reply



--
THE DESK OF:
(PRINCIPAL AUDITOR) NIGERIA NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
LAGOS, NIGERIA

ATTN.SIR,

COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY TO YOU. I WISH TO EXTEND THIS MUTUAL BUSINESS
PROPOSAL TO YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL GLADLY ACCEPT. I AM THE
PRINCIPAL AUDITOR OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION. A POST
I HAVE HELD FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. IN THE COURSE OF DISCHARGING MY
DUTY LAST YEAR, I DISCOVERED THAT SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE
PAST,COMMITTED SOME IRREGULARITIES IN THE FORM OF OVER INVOICED CONTRACT
VALUES WHICH EVENTUALLY GO INTO THEIR PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNTS.

WHAT INTEREST ME MOST AND FOR WHICH REASON I AM WRITING YOU IS THIS
PARTICULAR CONTRACT WHICH WAS AWARDED TO A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR, IT WAS
OVER ESTIMATED BY THE TUNE OF US$ 15.5M (FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND U.S.DOLLARS). THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND COMMISSIONED
AND THE CONTRACTOR FULLY PAID, BUT THE $15.5M ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE
CONTRACT IS STILL LYING AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). BECAUSE OF
THE HASTE WITH WHICH THE LAST GOVERNMENT WAS REMOVED FROM OFFICE, THESE
MEN HAS NO CHANCE TO COLLECT THIS MONEY BEFORE LEAVING THE OFFICE. BUT
AS A RESULT OF UPDATED PAYMENTS ADVISE

FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), IT HAS BEEN AWAITING TRANSFER TO A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT.IN MY REPORT, I RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MONEY SHOULD BE
PAID BUT ON THE CONDITION THAT THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD BE
INFORMED. MY RECOMMENDATION WAS ACCEPTED AND I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE
GO-AHEAD ORDER TO GET IN-TOUCH WITH THE FOREIGN CONTRACTORS,BUT SINCE
THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN FULLY PAID FOR THE JOB HE DID, I WANT TO DIVERT
THIS MONEY TO ANOTHER FOREIGN ACCOUNT.

HAVING DONE ALL THE NECESSARY GROUND WORK, THIS MONEY IS IN MY
POSSESSION AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR A TRUST WORTHY PERSON INTO WHOSE
PRIVATE OR COMPANY'S ACCOUNT THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO. I WISH
TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER THIS TRANSACTION AND GO INTO BUSINESS IN
YOUR COUNTRY THROUGH YOU AS MY AGENT.YOU ARE THEREFORE REQUESTED TO
KINDLY ALLOW ME TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT PROVIDED THAT I
CAN WITHDRAW THIS MONEY WHEN I WANT TO. UPON THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY,
60% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES WHILE 30% SHALL BE
FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER AND THE REMAINING 10% SHALL BE SET ASIDE TO
REFUND EXPENSES MADE IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION BY BOTH PARTIES.

BE ASSURED THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100 RISK-FREE BUT THE KEYWORD IS THE
CONFIDENTIALITY DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION AND MY POSITION IN
THE MINISTRY. KINDLY TREAT AS URGENT AS THIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY DOESN'T
COME ALWAYS, AND CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS OR
PHONE 234-8111434763 YOU WILL BE FULLY DETAILED WHEN I HERE FROM YOU.
YOUR BANKING PARTICULARS, I.E- ACCOUNT NUMBER, TELEX, BENEFICIARY NAME,
AND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ARE VITAL TO

THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION FOR UPDATING AND REMITTANCE PROTOCOL.YOU
CAN ALSO CONTACT ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL
ADDRESS:usadamu802@gmail.com


I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.


THANKS & BEST REGARDS.
USMAN ADAMU

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