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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: "DONALD IVOKO" <donaldivoko@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: donaldivoko@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:27:38 +0100
Subject: hello

DONALD IVOKO
31 AHMADU BELLO WAY,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.

Dear Friend,

I am a director in the foreign affairs department of the Nigerian

National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I got your email during a

Personal research on the Internet and wish to use this opportunity to

notify you of the existence of a certain amount we wish to transfer

Overseas for the purpose of investments and importation of goods from

your country.

In May 2003, a contract of sixty-six million United States dollars

($66,000,000) was awarded to a foreign company by my ministry. The

Contract was supply, erection and system optimization of supper

polyore200,000-bpsd, system optimization of 280,000-monax axial plants

and the computerization of conveyor belt for Kaduna refinery. With the

Consent of only the head of the contract evaluation department, I over

Invoiced the contract value by thirty four million United States dollars

($34,000,000:00).

The contract has since been completed and the foreign company fully paid

off. But, in the office files and paper work, the company is still owed

USD34M representing the over invoiced amount. Because this amount is

derived from the award and execution of a foreign contract, there is no

way the money can be paid locally. That is why I am contacting you so

that we can do the project together for our mutual benefit. We have

concluded every necessary arrangement to transfer this amount to a

foreign account as the final phase payment for the said contract.

I solicit your assistance to enable us transfer the said amount into

your safe bank account and after we shall come over there to share the

money with you. You can either provide us with an existing account or

to set up a new bank account immediately to receive this money, even an

empty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain

honest to me till the end of this important business trusting in you and

believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.

We sincerely need an honest person to work with and have agreed to share

the money in the following percentages, 65% will be for us, 30% will be

for you whose account is used to secure the funds and 5% will be used to

settle every expenses incurred during the transaction like air tickets

etc. There is no risk involvement because applications will be made to

the concerned Federal ministries and parastatals with official approvals

given by the Federal government before the Central bank of Nigeria will

be officially authorized to wire the funds to your nominated bank

account by telegraphic transfer. Those involved over here are directors

in the ministry, they know how best to effect the transfer and will come

over there to collect their own share.

If you are interested, contact me via donaldivoko@hotmail.com indicating

your full names, company/business name and address. Your direct

telephone and fax numbers for effective communication. The name and

address of the bank you will like us to deposit the money, the telephone

and fax numbers of the bank, the account name and number, routing number

etc. Everything has been arranged and I will send more information

about the business transaction to you as soon as I hear from you. For

obvious reasons, please keep the proposal top secret and
highly confidential.

Kind regards,
DONALD IVOKO


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