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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: kenneth uzo <ke_contractor@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:46:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL



NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUME CORPORATION(NNPC)
FROM:Engr. KENNETH UZO.
e.mail:pyms1000@yahoo.co.uk
Phone no:234-8033816164
ATT,
I am Engr.KENNETH UZO a Project Contractor for the Award and Review
Department with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
I am contacting you on this assistance of transferring the sum of
US$25,500,000.00 (Tweenty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United
States
Dollars Only) into a safe foreign account and the need is very urgent.
I got your contact from the World Chambers of Commerce Directorate and it is with business trust that made me to contact you on this matter. I write to solicit for the transfer of this money into your account. This money was
generated from an over invoiced contract sum in myCorporation(NNPC).
I am contacting you for the following specific reasons:
1. As a Civil Servant, I am not permitted to own foreign accounts due to Civil Service Code of Conduct.
2. My present financial resources as a Civil Servant will not be
sufficient
for me to handle the transfer
alone successfully without assistance from a good Partner abroad.
25% of this sum would be for you as compensation for using your bank
account and Financial contribution in transferring this money, 5%
would be
for the expenses made during the processing of the transferring. While
70%
is for me.
Please note that I will arrange to meet with you immediately after the
successful conclusion of the transfer, the 70% share of mine will be
used
for investment overseas. Your assistance and
co-operation is highly needed, I assure you that this assistance is
100%
risk free.
If you are interested I will require your banking information as
mentioned
below:
1. Your bank name and address
2. Your telephone fax numbers (mobile if any)
3. Name to be used as beneficiary
4. Your bank telephone and fax number
5. Your company's name
I hope to conclude this business within the next fourteen (14) working
days.
Looking forward to your anticipated and urgent positive response.
Best regards,
Engr.Kenneth uzo.
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