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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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Fraud email example:

From: "NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <privatisationcommitteennpc@aol..com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:45:56 -0300
Subject: Request For Urgent Business Proposal.

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
ABUJA NIGERIA.
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB Your ref:
Website. http://nassnig.org

RE: APPROVED CONTRACT INHERITANCE PAYMENT.




STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


We have the pleasure to make this surprising but mutually benefiting business
proposal. I am a member of the newly inaugurated committee for the privatization
of the refineries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, in Nigeria.
The members of the committee are interested in the importation of goods into the
country with funds presently floating. In the Central Bank of Nigeria / Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) foreign payments account I got your
address through the office of the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.


The federal government of Nigeria, Intends to lease the three existing petroleum
refineries to private individuals and companies. This is to make the refineries
more viable, resourceful and to eliminate undue wastage and fraud. This
privatization is in-line with the recommendations of the World Bank and
International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a prerequisite for future financial
assistance. The refineries are heavily indebted to many companies and my committee has the
mandate (task) of compiling the names of these companies and debt owed ??them
and also recommend for payment, all contracts that have been fully executed.
With our position in the committee, Which Comprises of my ministry, federal
ministry of petroleum resources, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),
the federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), we
have successfully secured for ourselves, the sum of U.S. $ 270,000,000 (Two
hundred and seventy million United States Dollars).


This sum was acquired by carefully inflating the amount of indebtedness by this
amount (U.S. $ 270 million). We need a reliable company to be included in the
list of companies to be paid. This company will be paid for a contract executed
in Kaduna Refinery in 1993. I was Therefore mandated in trust by members of the
committee, to seek a foreign partner into Whose account we could transfer the
sum of U.S. $ 270 million, hence I am writing you this letter. We have agreed to
share the funds thus:

1) 50% for us (the committee members)
2) 40% for you (the account owner)
3) 10% will be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign expenses that
will be incurred in the course of this transaction.

It is from our 50% that we wish to commence the importation business. We also
need assurance from you that you will let us have our share once the inflated
amount (U.S. $ 270,000,000.00) is Transferred into your account. The payment
will be done by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through its correspondent bank
What we need from you, is a vital account into Which the funds will be
Transferred / lodged.

Note that this transaction is 100% safe and guaranteed since the law under Which
our committee was set up, has empowered us to disburse all the funds. We shall
commence the transfer of the funds immediately we receive the following
information by email or fax.

1) Your company name and full address
2) Your Bank's name, telephone and fax number
3) Your account number and name
4) Your direct mobile / land lines.

Kindly send the Necessary information to be transmitted to;
Email address; privatisationcommitteennpc@aol.com

The above information will enable us put up letters of claim and job description
to the respective ministries for the issuance of the mandatory fund release
approval / recommendations. This way, your company will be recognized and
accepted as the beneficiary of the contract entitlements before the final
remittance to your nominated account, by the Central Bank of Nigeria, being
paying bank note that we will be responsible for the payment of the federal
domestic revenue tax on behalf of your company and a contract agreement between
your company and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation shall be drawn up
and dated showing that your company has a legitimate contract with the NNPC and
must be paid.


We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit absolute
confidentiality from you in this transaction. Please acknowledge receipt of this
letter, using the above email for more details regarding this transaction. So
endeavor to send the requested information.

Thanks and we await your swift response.

Sincerely.
Senator David Mark
Senate President .

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