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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: info agent <inform.agents333@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:32:37 +0100
Subject: I contact you for this purpose

Blessing has come to you

I have sent this project partnership request to you before without any
response, I do not know if you received it? I intended to send you by post
but could not, Well I am writing to you again via the internet. We want to
partner with you in a mutual business relationship. This is little history
of this money as contained herein below.

The money came as a result of over-invoicing from the Nigeria National
Petroleum Co-operations ( N N P C). The original contractor that supplied
services for the Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operations ( N N P C) was at
the cost of US$100,000,000. it was over invoiced to the tune of
$148,000,000. The contractor has since been paid as when due, the
US$100,000,000. $48,000,000 is available to be paid to will-be sub-let
beneficiaries hence we are contacting you for this purpose. We are
offering 25% share to you if you agree to partner with us.

The funds are currently in one of the banks in Europe deposited for payment
to yet be the beneficiary. If you are interested in the business, you
should send immediately the following information below:-

1. Your address
2. Telephone including cell-phone numbers.
3. Country

Awaiting your prompt response on this e-mail:-
foreign.recoveries010@gmail.com

Regards,

David Dafinoe

Director,
Sales and Invoice
crude oil & Petrol Chemicals
NNPC Building,
Plot 112,
Maitama Sule, Abuja
Nigeria

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