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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: Joseph Kalu <josephkalu1777@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 23:21:04 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION

Dear Sir/Ma,

.I am one of the Assistant Regional Managers with the
Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC). My official
responsibility relates to contract review and payment. Fortunately,
I'm privileged to know about pending contract payments that have
remained unclaimed over the years. Such pending payments are subject
to further review and re-assignment, as the need arises. If we have a
reliable group or company or person for such re-assignment exercise,
we can proceed with the necessary machinery that can warrant payment
to this new reliable party/ beneficiary. We need your understanding,
interest and cooperation to realize this objective.

This reassignment will entail your making available to us the following:

1, Your company name, office and home address.
2, Your confidential phone line.
3, Your bank details, where you enjoy the confidentiality of your
bankers.

Please be informed that we have pending unclaimed contract
sums, ranging from US$10 Million to over a $100 Million Dollars.

Please inform me in honesty the amount or volume of cash that your
given account can absorb without any query or questions.

Looking forward to your sincere and urgent reply.

Best Regard,
Mr. Joseph Kalu
NOTIFICATION

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