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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: Andrew Yakubu <andrewyakubu112@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 11:26:48 +0000
Subject: I await your urgent response

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
NNPC Falomo Office Complex
P.M.B. 2701, Lagos - Nigeria
E-mail: ayakubu102@gmail.com

Greetings!

I am Engr. Andrew Yakubu, Chairman Tender Board Committee with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation

(NNPC), our duties include Evaluation, Review and Awards of contract. I
have decided to contact you on a business

transaction for the transfer of $5Million Dollars into your company or
private account that will be of immense

benefit to both of us. Hence my desire to have you as an overseas partner.

This money originated from an over-invoiced contract amount being part of
operational cost for crude oil supply.

The new Board of Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
has given my office the go ahead for

compilation of all debts be own all contractors that supply and service oil
installations nationwide, so I want to

present you as a contractor that has done services for the corporation some
years back for which payment will be

made to your account.

As a matter of fact, we are top government officials and we cannot acquire
this money in our name, because we

are not allowed to operate a foreign account while in service. This is why
I am looking for a competent and honest

company or individual abroad into whose account the above stated
over-invoiced amount will be transferred into

by telegraphic transfer. Hence I am contacting you.

However, I wish to receive your personal assurance that you would not
betray me after the fund must have arrived

your account. Please be honest to me and trust is our watchword in this
transaction. More importantly, you are to

keep this transaction confidential, in order not to tarnish the confidence
reposed on me and the officials involved

in this transaction.

Your share after the transaction shall be 30% of the total sum, 10% will be
for expenses to be incurred while 60%

will be for me. Every arrangement towards the successful completion of this
transaction has been concluded.

Please note that this business is 100% safe and risk free and I hope that
the fund arrives your account in latest 5

banking days. In the light of this, you are to send the following
information's to me immediately.

1. Full Name...
2. Country...
3. Contact Address...
4. Telephone Number...
5. Occupation...
6. Age...
7. Bank Details:

As soon as we receive these needed details, we shall proceed with necessary
transfer modalities. Please note that

you will receive your payment via Telegraphic Transfer [Bank Wire] to your
Account. I shall feed you with further

modalities as soon as I hear from you.

Send your reply to my private email address: ayakubu102@gmail.com

Thanks in anticipation of your cooperation.

Yours faithfully,
Engr. Andrew Yakubu.

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