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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: "michael ngige" <michael_ngige2007@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:19:40 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

                                                                               
 
                                                                                                                        
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPERATION
 
DR. MICHAEL NGIGE
FORMER GROUPS MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPERATION
.
 
DEAR SIR/MA,
 
MY NAME IS DR, MICHAEL NGIGE.I AM THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CORPERATIONS (NNPC) NIGERIA.

I CAME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN MY CAREFULL SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER (A FRIEND AS WELL) THAT WILL ASSIST AND HELP ME TRANSFER MY MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY AND THEREAFTER WE DISCUSS THE INVESTMENT TO DO WITH THE MONEY AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT BY THE GRACE OF GOD HOWEVER, I HAVE FOUND YOU WORTHY OF THIS TRANSACTION AFTER MY CAREFULL THOUGHT.
AS THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR (NNPC), I OVER-SAW THE MINING, REFINING, DISTRIBUTING, EXPORTATIONS AND IMPORTATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE CRUDE OIL ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF OUR REVENUE AS A RESULT OF BOOM IN THE NIGERIAN OIL SECTORS ACCOMPANIED BY THE RISE IN THE GLOBAL OIL PRICE.
 
I SEIZE MY POSITION TO ACCUMULATE US$20,000,000.OO (TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A BANK. WITH REFERENCE TO THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN NIGERIA COUPLE WITH THE DISTURBING OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (E.F.C.C) SET UP BY OUR PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, TO LOOK INTO PAST GOVERNMENT AND INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNT, INFACT THE MONEY IS NOT SECURED HERE IN NIGERIA.
 
I HEREBY REQUEST YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME IN TRANSFERING THIS MONEY, THE US$20,000,000.00 (TWENTY MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR COUNTRY ACCOUNT, SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND INVEST THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY.
 
WE SHALL ALSO DISCUSS IN DETAILS HOW WE WILL COMMIT OURSEVLES IN THE INVESTMENT AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT. AND ALSO ASSIST ME TO FACILATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY INTO YOUR NORMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.
 
I WILL LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS PROJECT CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL WE START IT IN EARNEST. I WILL GIVE YOU 15% GRATIFICATION AS SOON AS THIS MONEY IS BEING TRANSFERED INTO YOUR NORMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.
 

I WILL ALSO REFUND BACK TO YOU ALL THE MONEY YOU MUST HAVE SPEND IN THE COURSE OF TRANSFERING THIS US$20,000,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL, LET ME HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT I WILL TELLYOU THE NEXT STEP AS REGARDS THIS PROJECT.
 
PLEASE I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR COMMUNICATION LINES YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
 
GET BACK TO ME VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL: SO THAT WE DISCUSS MORE ABOUT OUR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR COUNTRY.
 
I AWAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU ASAP.
 
BEST REGARDS.
DR,  MICHAEL NGIGE.
                                                  
DR.  MICHAEL NGIGE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPERATION,
 


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