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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: "anthony chukwu" <anthony_ac234@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: anthonychukwu234@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:58:22 -0500
Subject: we need your assistance/confidential.

Attn:Dear Friend.

first I must solicit your confidence in this
transaction for this is by virtue of its
nature as being confidential.And I will also
asssure you that all will be well at the end
of the day. We have decided to contact you
by email due to the urgency of this transaction.
I want to start by introducing myself properly to you.

I am Mr Anthony Chukwu the chief accountant
of the NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(NNPC). I came to know of you in my private
search through the internet for a realiable
and reputable personto handle this confidential
transaction which involves the transfer of the sum of
FORTY EIGHT MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS to a foreign account.
This amount was secured from excess oil
sales from Nigeria crude oil. The sum of
$48.8 Billion oil windfall was realized
by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
for the month of August 2001 . Organistion of
Peroleum Exporting countries (OPEC) crude oil
price was peg at $22.00 per barrell and
fortunately for oil producing countries like
Nigeria, there was rises in oil price to
about $27.00 and $28.00 per barrell and as
a result there was excess oil sales and
I believe you would be aware of this rise
in oil price . Out of this $48.8 BILLION
excess oil funds, myself and my colleage
because of our position in the Account
Department of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation divertd the sum of
FORTY EIGHT MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS we want to transfer
into your Account which is the excess CRUDE
OIL sales Account.

Please note the reason for the transfer
of this fund into your account will be for
a mobilisation fee for a contract that is
awarded to you by my ministry NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION.
All the necessary documentation for the
approval of this fund into your account
will be taken good care of and this business
is 100% risk free as all the modalities for
the smooth transfer of this fund has been
concluded already.
My colleages and I have agreed on the
following as soon as you agree to assist.
1) That thirty percent (25%) will be for
you for helping us recieve the fund.
2) That ten percent (10%) will be mapped
out for reimburesment of any expenses
incured by the two parties ( your party
and my party) during the tranfer of this
fund into your account.
3) that the rest will be left for us in
your account for sometime before any of
us will be able to get to you for withdrawal.
You are urgently required to send me your
opinion on this and Your reply will enable
me give you my private telephone line and
for security reasons I will not give you
my office telephone line. yours sincerely,

Mr Anthony Chukwu.
ACCOUNTS DEPT.
NNPC LAGOS DISTRICT.
NIGERIAN.


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