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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: "dr john harry" <drjohnharry@anpmall.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:22:06 +0930
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

FROM THE DESK OF: DR.JOHN HARRY
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE, N.N.P.C.
NNPC TOWERS, CENTRAL DISTRICT, ABUJA-NIGERIA.
TEL: 234-803-388-2858
E-MAIL:drjohnharry@sify.com

ATTENTION: PRESIDENT/CEO

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Although this proposal might come to you as surprise since it is coming from someone you don't know or ever seen before. But after due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward this business proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer the sum of US$88.4M (Eighty eight million, Four hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into his or her Account.

This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from contract awarded by us under the budget allocation to my ministry and the bill was approved for payment by the concerned ministries. The contract was executed, commissioned and the contractor was paid his actual cost of contract. We are left with the balance of US$48.4M (Forty eight million, Four hundred Thousand United States Dollars as the over-invoiced Amount, which we have deliberately over estimated for our own use but under our protocol division, civil servants are forbidden to operate or own foreign account. This is why I contact you for assistance. We have agreed to share the money as follows. 31.5% for you (account owner), 65% for us, 3. 5% for any expenses and tax as may be required by your Government.

As you may want to know and make you less curious, I got your address from a reputable chamber of commerce and industry and I am the executive chairman of the contract Award committee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This transaction is very much free from all sort of risk hence this business was carefully planned before it was successfully executed and we the NNPC officials involved in the deal have put in many years of meritorious service to our ministry.

You are advised to furnish us with the following.
your name and address, telephone, fax and telex numbers. Your address, company's name, your direct phone and fax number. This Information will enable us seek approval of the fund from the concerned Ministries within three to four banking days and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be faxed Immediately to you for completion.

Waiting for your positive respond.
Regards,
DR.JOHN HARRY.
Chairman Contract Award Committee.

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