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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: "RICHARD DICKSON" <richdickson_custormer6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rdicksonesq2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:41:30 +0100
Subject: REQUEST FOURGENT/CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

                        NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONS {NNPC}
                                             DR RICHARD DICKSON
                      142/147 BODE THOMAS CLOSE VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS
EMAIL: richarddicksonsnr@mail.md
TEL:  234-806-730-1815
 
 
 REQUEST FOURGENT/CONFIDENTIAL  BUSINESS  RELATIONSHIP
 
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
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 2005, a contract of fivety million United States dollars ($50,000,000) was awarded to a foreign company by my ministry. The contract was supply, erection and system optimization of supper polyore 200,000-bpsd, system optimization of 280,000-monax axial plants and the computerization of conveyor belt for Kaduna refinery. With only the consent of the head of the contract evaluation department, I over invoiced the contract value by thirty four million United States dollars ($34,000,000).
 
The contract has 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 contacted 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. What we need is your bank account into which we can deposit the money and after we shall come over there to share the money with you.
 
We sincerely need an honest person to work with and have agreed to share the money in the following percentages, 70% will be for us who will effect the transfer and 30% will be for you whose account is used to secure the funds. There is no risk involvement because applications will be made to the concerned Federal ministries and parastatal with official approvals given by the Federal government before the Central bank of Nigeria will be officially empowered to wire the funds to your account by telegraphic transfer.
 
If you are interested, in this mutual benefit please contact through my private email at {richarddicksonsnr@mail.md) indicating your full names or company name and address. Your direct telephone and fax numbers. The name and address of the bank you will like us to deposit the money, the telephone and fax numbers of the bank, your account 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,

RICHARD DICKSON
234-806-730-1815


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