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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: "Umar Ajiya" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <umariajiya21@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:47:51 -0700
Subject: Urgent Investment / Partnership

Attn: Sir/Ma

How are you today? I am Umar I. Ajiya, the Chief Financial Officer, in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. I am delighted to inform you that I have a business proposal that is worth US$19.6Million Dollars and I will like to discuss it with you.

The Finance Director has instructed me to look for a foreign business man or woman who is ready and willing to be our business partner. We will provide the US$19.6 Million Dollars documentations because the fund is a proceed of an over invoice contract payment which we have successfully secured all that is required for ourselves and the contract have been fully paid for and executed.

You are to receive and invest the fund for a period of (5) Five years for the benefit of three of us, we can then roll it over again but if you are not interested in this partnership, the fund can be shared in this ratio: You will take 20% of the fund, while 70% will be for me and the Finance Director and the remaining 10% will be use to offset any expenses that might be incurred in receiving the US$19.6 Million Dollars.

Note that this transaction has to be confidential and please I will like you to get back to me if interested so that I can give you more details.

This move is an attempt to save this fund from being seized from us by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

I wait to hear from you.

Yours Faithfully,
Umar I. Ajiya
Chief Financial Officer,
Finance & Accounts
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation


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