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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: GMD NNPC <nnpc.gmd.kachikwu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gmd.nnpc20@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 01:55:31 +0100
Subject: LETTER OF ASSISTANCE From Dr.Mele Kyari (GMD) NNPC Towers.

*NNPC Towers,Central Business District, Herbert Macaulay way,P.M.B. 190,
Garki, Abuja.From: Dr.Mele KyariGroup Managing Director(GMD), NNPC.Reply To
Email: gmd.nnpc20@gmail.com <gmd.nnpc20@gmail.com> Sir/Madam,*




















*I know that this proposal may come to you as a surprise especially having
come from someone you have not met before. I got your information from your
country's chamber of commerce here in Nigeria.My name is Dr.Mele Kyari,
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). Be informed that my partner Mr.Timipre Sylva is Minister of
Petroleum and awarded a contract to a foreign firm (Sheng Yang Contraction
Company) with contract Ref No: NNPC/PED/1456/PHCREF/2021) for the
maintenance of the Nigeria petroleum-chemical complex located at Rivers,
Nigeria.I am aware that this proposal may come to you as a surprise, but I
would like you to co-operate with me so that this $35,500,000.00 will be
released and transferred into your bank account. It is my profound
intention to contact you for this very important and highly confidential
transaction for the transfer of $35,500,000.00 (Thirty Five Million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) Only into your bank account.The
contract has been successfully executed by the contractors and their
contract sum has been paid to them, leaving our overestimated balance of
($35, 500,000.00 (Thirty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars Only) still pending at the bank. Right now, we are left with this
overestimated balance of ($35, 500,000.00) which is still floating at the
escrow account in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) waiting for final
payment to any reliable foreign bank account you will provide.We, as
government officials, are not permitted to own or operate foreign bank
accounts. Therefore we need a reliable person who will provide us with a
foreign account to transfer and deposit this $35,500,000.00, that is the
reason we are soliciting for your sincere assistance to provide us with an
account to transfer this money.All modalities for the easy transfer of this
money is now in place, the period of this transaction is only two weeks
from the day we receive your bank account details.Note that 10% of our
share will be invested in your country, as we propose to give you 30% of
the $35,500,000.00. My partners and I will get 60% of the money.The balance
of 10% will be allocated to cover all expenses uncured by both partners, be
informed that this proposal is urgent and confidential, Please send to me
your bank account details and full company name and address, your private
phone and fax number for easy communication which will be used in securing
all the necessary documents for easy transfer of the funds.Awaiting your
urgent response.Best regards.Dr.Mele KyariGroup Managing Director,Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)*

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