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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: =?utf-8?q?Idah=20Nwaneto?= <idahnwa2@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: idahnwaneto@MMAIL.COM
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:55:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Dr.Idah Nwaneto.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: idahnwa2@yahoo.com.ph

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION





Dear friend,





I am interested in your partnership in a businessdeal. This business

proposal I wish to intimate you with is of mutualbenefit and its success

is entirely based on mutual trust,cooperation and ahigh level of

confidentiality as regard this transaction.





I am representing the board of contract Award Committee, Nigeria

National Petroleum Corporation. I am seeking your assistanceto enable me

transfer the sum of US$15,! 000,000.00 (Fifteen Million, UnitedStates

Dollars) into your private/company account. The fund came about as aresult

of a contract awarded and executed for and on behalf of myMinistry. The

contract was



supposed to be awarded to two foreigncontractors to the tune of

US$180,000,000.00 (One hundred and Eighty MillionUnited States Dollars). But

in the course of negotiation,the contract was awarded to a Bulgarian

Contractor at the cost of US$165,000,000.00(One hundred and Sixty five

Million, United States Dollars)to mybenefit unknown to the contractor.

Thiscontract has been



satisfactorilyexecuted and inspected as the Bulgarian firm is presently



securing payment from my Ministry, where our Board is in-charge of all

foreign contract paymentapproval.




As a civil servant still in active government service,I am forbidden by

law to operate an account outside the shores of mycountry. Hence this

message to you seeking your assistance so as to enable me ! present your

private/company accountdetails as a beneficiary of contra ctual

claimsand have the funds release to you.




On actualisation, the fund will be disbursed as Stated below:




1. 30% of the fund will be for you as beneficiary




2. 70% of the fund will be for us.




All logistics are in place and all modalities workedout for a smooth

actualisation of the transaction within the next fewworking days of

commencement. For further details as to theworkability of this transaction,

please reach me as soon as possible forfurther clarification.




Details will be revealed upon the receipt of your mail.



Please, email me on receipt of this mail at: idahnwaneto@mmail.com




Thank you and God bless as I await your urgent response.




Yours Sincerely,



Dr.Idah Nwaneto.



Chairman Contract Award Committee {CCAC}



- Idah Nwaneto


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