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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: "Alhaji Hassan Egobia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ealhajihassan@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:10:40 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY SIR.


FROM: ALHAJI HASSAN EGOBIA.
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
EMAIL:ealhajihassan@yahoo.co.uk
Tel/Fax NO: 234-7086491845.


Hello.


I am Alhaji Hassan Egobia,a director in the project and planning committee of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), I head a seven man Tenders Board Committee in charge of contract award committee and Payment approvals. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account.


There were series of contracts executed by a consortium of Multinationals in the oil industry in favour of the (NNPC) among which were;

1)The expansion of Pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil and downstream products distribution and subsequent evacuation -US$2 Billion.

2)Contract for Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of various Refineries in the country.

3)The construction of Storage Tanks for Petroleum Product (Depots)-US$94 Million.



The original value of of these contracts were deliberately over invoiced in the sum of Sixty Five million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars US65,500,000.00) which has recently been approved and now ready to be transferred. However the companies that actually executed the aforementioned contract have been fully paid and the projects officially commissioned.


Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount into your account for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants.By the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws)we are prohibited from opening or operating foreign accounts in our names.


Sequel to that, we wish to have the bellow listed information from you to enhance smooth and quick conclusion of this profitable business as you email:ealhajihassan@yahoo.co.uk.


Once more, I want you to understand that having put in over 20 years in the Civil Service of my country,


Best Regards.

Alhaji Hassan Egobia.
(Director P.P.C) NNPC.
Private Line:+234-708-6491845.

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