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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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Fraud email example:

From: MALLAMGALADIMA <mallamgaladima008@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:55:25 +0100
Subject: A RELIABLE PARTNER

CONTRACTS VERIFICATION N. N. P. C

ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO

Dear Sir/Madam,

l am Dr Mallam Galadima., the contracts verification manager of
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Because of my position
and that of other strategic officials who are heads in their
Departments, we have in our possession, since 2001 the sum of US$400M
Dolllars (Four hundred million United States Dollars) which we emassed
through over invoicing of foreign contracts fully executed and
commissioned with the different foreign contractors duely paid their
full contract amounts.

We have made several fruitless moves to transfer this fund abroad for
our mutual benefits. One in 2002 when one Mr. Patrice Miller of the
United States of America, living at No 10, West 54th Street, New York,
ran away with our US$65M Dollars after the fund has been transfered
into his account. lt was unbelievable, shocking and hypertensive that
when we went there to claim our share of the fund, we were told that
nobody with that name was living in that house and that the former
occupant of the flat moved away few weeks ago to an unkown house. This
is how we lost US$65M Dollars to the heartless Patrice Miller.

The second attempt was when in 2003, we decided to carry US$50M
dollars in cash through the Lagos lnternational Airport but was
stopped by the Nigerian Custom Officers who seized the fund till
date . This is how we lost another US$50M Dollars to the Nigerian
Custom.

Following the peaceful life ushered in by the current democratic
dispensation in Nigeria, l and my colleages have decided to transfer
the sum of US$22M (Twenty Two Million dollars) into a foreign account
operated by a foreigner for our mutual benefits. By this letter, l
request your assistance in transferring and safeguarding the sum of
US$22M Dollars for our mutual benefits.

For assisting us in transferring and safeguarding this fund, you will
be entitled to 35% of the total sum 5% will be set aside for charity
and philantropic purposes 57% belongs to me and my colleagues while 3%
will go for reimbursement of all expenses made by both parties.
However, l want you to be human and humane so that you do not become
this second Patrice Miller of the United States. lt is imperative to
note that this transaction is riskfree as all modalities for the
successful transfer of this fund have been perfected by my colleagues
in the relevant ministries.

However, we should see absolute confidentiality as our watchword
throughout the course of this transaction for we are civil servants
and will equally not like the 2003 event to redramatise itself.

l will not be ungrateful if you can urgently furnish me with your
private telephone, fax and mobile numbers and name of beneficiary with
the telex numbers of the receiving bank. These will enable us speed up
the claim of the fund and eventual transfer into your nominated
account. Kindly respond via this alternative email address:
mallamgaladimaoo4@yahoo.com

Looking forward to hear from you soonest.

Dr.Mallam Galadima.





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