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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: "uche jajah" <ujaja@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:57:24 +0100
Subject: Goodnews to you:

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION {NNPC},NIGERIA
CONTRACT NUMBER{NNPD/FGN/0276CONFILE0067
1998-2000.


DEAR



It is with trust and confidence that I write this urgent business assistance
to you. I am a senior accountant with the Nigerian national petroleum
corporation (NNPC) .I have been assigned by two of my colleagues to seek for
a trust worthy foreign partner who will assist us in the transfer of the sum
of U.S$ 30,000,000.00(thirty million us dollars) only into a safe foreign
account pending on our arrival in your country for sharing and utilization
of the fund with the owner of the account. On the 20th of January 1998 our
corporation, the Nigerian national petroleum corporation (NNPC), awarded a
contract of U.S$150,000,000,00 (one hundred and fifty million united states
dollars) only, to a foreign firm for the supply of some equipment at the
Kaduna refinery.The actual contract value was U.S$120,000,000,00 (one
hundred and twenty million united states dollars),only. But I and my
colleagues being members of the contract awarding committee over-inflated
the contract to the tune of .S$150,000,000.00 (one hundred and fifty
million united states dollars) only, with the
intention of sharing the remaining balance US$30,000,000.00 (thirty million
united states dollars) only among ourselves.

The contract has been successfully executed and the actual contractors had
been paid their S$120,000,000.00 (one hundred and twenty million united
states dollars) only, in full leaving a balance of U.S$30,000,000.00 which
we now want to transfer out of the country in our favour for disbursement
among ourselves. Meanwhile I and my two colleagues have agreed that if
you/your company can act as the beneficiary of this fund U.S$30,000,000.00),
you will retain 30% of the total fund, for the assistance rendered, while we
would retain 60% of the total and the balance of 10% of the total fund will
be set aside for the off-setting of all expenses that might be incurred by
both parties during the fund transfer process. We are requesting you to
co-operate with us and provide a convenient account number in a designated
bank where this fund can be safely
transferred, we intend to come over there on the completion of the fund
transfer to secure our own share of the fund.

Please, note that we have been careful and have worked out all the
modalities for a smooth transfer of this fund to your chosen designated
account before contacting you .We would therefore not want you to expose
this proposal to any body for the purpose of security and its confidential
nature. Please be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk-free. If
this proposal is acceptable by you, please contact me through my personal
e-mail address for further information on this transaction. Note that the
particular nature of your company’s business is irrelevant to this
transaction. Please your favorable reply is urgently needed.
This information is highly confidential and urgent.

Best regards
Thanks And God Bless
Uche Ujajah

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