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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: "Chukwu Douglas" <chukwudouglas998@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: chukwudouglas991@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 03:27:18 -0900
Subject: Good Day My Friend.

NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
FALAMO OFFICE COMPLEX
IKOYI, LAGOS

REQUEST FOR MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

BEFORE I START, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS
UNSOLICITED MAIL TO YOU. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS
CERTAINLY AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO STARTING A
RELATIONSHIP, BUT AS TIME GOES ON YOU WILL REALIZE
THE NEED FOR MY ACTION .

I AM ENGR. CHUKWU DOUGLAS ONE OF THE DIRECTOR,S OF
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION [NNPC].IT IS
TRUE WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE BUT SINCERE HONESTY
ANDTRUSTWORTHYNESS IS LIFE,THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO
CONTACT YO WITH A BUSINESS PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE OF
MUTUAL BENFIT TO ALL OF US. IN 1998, MY CORPORATION
[NNPC], AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR ACONSTRUCTION OF OIL
STORAGE TANK AT THREE OF THE NIGERIAN REFINERIES AT
PORTHARCOURT,WARRI AND KADUNA. THE VALUE OF THE
CONTACT WAS $180 MILLION, HOW EVER MYSELF AND SOME TOP
OFFICIALS OF THE NNPC USED OUR POSTION TO INFLUATE
THIS CONTRACT TO THE TUNE OF $222 MILLION, WITHOUT THE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THAT WAS THE TIME OF
THE MILITARY REGIME, BEFORE THE CURRENT CIVILIAN
GOVERNMENT USHERD IN 1999.

THIS CONTRACT WAS APPROVED AND THE ORIGINAL
CONTRACTORS HAS SUCCESFULLY EXECUTED THE CONTRACT AND
HAS RECIEVED THE DUE CONTRACTSUM OF $180 MILLION UNDER
CONTRACT NUMBER NNPC/PED/018/KDREF/98. LEAVING OUT THE
OVER IN FLATED SURPLUS OF $42 MILLION,

WHICH IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO ANY FORIEGN
ACCOUNT WE MAY PRESENT FOR THE PURPOSE. SIR, YOU MAY
WONDER WHY WE COULD NOT OPEN A FOREIGN ACCOUNT
OURSELVES IT IS AGAINST THE LAW OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA FOR ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
SERVING TO OPEN AND OPERATE OFFSHORE ACCOUNT THIS IS
WHY I NEEDED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE US WITH
A GOOD COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT WHERE THE FUND WILL
BE REMITTED INTO BEFORE WE SHARE. FOR THE ACCOUNT
OWNER WE HAVE AGREED 20%, 10% FOR LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES/LOGISTICS. AND 70% FOR
OURSELVES. FURTHER MORE, YOU SHALL ASSIST US TO
INVEST PART OF THE MONEY INVIABLE COMPANIES WITH GOOD
SHARES FOR PERIOD OF TIME AS THIS WILL BE REVIEWED
PERIODICALLY UNTILL WE RETIRE IN 7YRS TIME. DEAR,
SHOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ASSIST US IN THIS BUSINESS
VENTUREKINDLY.

CONTACT ME THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS SO THAT WE CAN
PROVIDE YOU WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.WE ASSURE OF
100% RISK FREE IN THIS TRANSACTION AS WE HAVE DONE OUR
HOMEWORK VERY WELL TO INSURE A HITCH FREE REMITANCE OF
THIS FUND INTO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT. WE THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CORPORATION, AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PROMPT REPLY TOTHIS LETTER.

BEST REGARDS

ENGR. CHUKWU DOUGLAS

NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
FALAMO OFFICE COMPLEX
IKOYI, LAGOS


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