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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: Adam Cole <remittanceprocess@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:34:55 +0100
Subject: IMPORTANT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

ATTN: SIR/MADAM.

My name is ADAM COLE,a personnel director with the NIGERIA
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) My duty includes awards of
contracts, vetting and making payments on behalf of my Ministry
(NNPC).




SUBJECT: After due consideration, I have fully agreed to privately
invest extensively in your line of products/services. I am

intending to retire from government services to private business I decided
to
contact you for an urgent business proposal. I have decided to deal
with a neutral person like you because of the nature of the

transaction as I will equally be happy to arrange with you on terms of
trade and possible transfer of the funds needed for the

investment into your company's account or personal account.

These funds were incurred as a kick back lifting of oil by the last
top military government. Note that the former President of

Nigeria late Gen. Sani Abacha and his Cabinet allowed the nations
refineries to collapse. This was a
ground plot by the late head of state and his cabinets to enable them
lift the Nations oil through the back door to their

foreign counterpart in other to enrich their individual foreign bank
account. This money (US$36M) is now floating in the

Federal Ministry of Finance as a redundant fund waiting to be claimed.
Because of our new Federal Government Decree on Civil

Servants, we are officially not allowed to own a company or operate a
foreign bank account. Hence my soliciting for your

assistance to enable me receives this fund into your company's account
or personal account pending when I come over for the

sharing.

To enable me start the process and remittance of the fund into your
bank account successfully within 14 banking days, I need

the following information from you by fax or e-mail:
* Beneficiary's name, address, private
telephone / fax number.


Note that as soon as I receive this information it will be forwarded
to the appropriate quarters for final processing and

approvals. With the modalities I have worked out it makes it possible
for you to act
as a contractor who worked under my ministry and now waiting to
receive his payment and when satisfied by the agencies your

bank account will be credited within 48 banking hours

This transfer is 100% risk free having done all the underground works
locally for the smooth transfer of the fund into your

bank account within the shortest period. I advised that you should
keep this transaction a top secret and rest all

correspondence to fax, e-mail or phone only, because I am occupying a
sensitive position in the government circle and also this

is once in a lifetime opportunity.

Finally I want you to assure me that you will work on my instruction
and my own share of the money will be safe. You will be

rewarded with 30% of the total sum for your honest assistance and
co-operation 10%
for all type of expense that we both parties might incur during the
course of this transaction and the balance of 60% remain for me.


Regards,

ADAM COLE.

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