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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: musajubril@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 23:59:54 +0100
Subject: (YOUR WILLINGNESS)




From The Desk of :Senator Ibrahim.M. Mantu
Senate Committee on Contact Review Panel (S.C.C.R.P).
(FGN)Senatorial District Abuja.
Lagos Annex Office.
E-mail: senatormusafgn@yahoo.fr

Attention:Managing Director,

We write to solicit your assistance in an urgent business transaction, which
we are

prosecuting under condition of strict confidentiality. We got your contact
through the

Nigeria. Chamber of Commerce and Industries (NCC), subsequently we ran a
check

on your firm through Merrill Lynch international and Salomon brothers catalog.
Your

creditability to handle a transaction of this magnitude, which requires
confidentiality,

was confirmed accordingly. We are top government officials and currently
members
of the Federal Government of Nigeria Senate Committee on Contract Review
Panel

(S.C.C.R.P).

In order to commence this business, we solicit your assistance to enable
us transfer

into your account the sum of US$62.5M (Sixty Two Million, Five Hundred
Thousand U.S. Dollars) only. The source of these fund is as follows: During
the last

Military Regime here in Nigeria the official of that Government set-up companies
and

awarded themselves and their cohorts, contracts which were grossly over-invoiced
in

various ministries. As part of its inaugural policy, the present Civilian
Government set

up a Senate Committee Contract Review Panel, a panel in which we are members.


In the course of our investigation, we identified a lot of over-inflated
contract funds,

which are presently floating in the Apex Paying Bank ready for payment to
any

contractors with formal genuine claim. However, by virtue of our position
as public

servants and members of this panel, we cannot acquire these funds in our
name.

Therefore, we require the assistance of a sincere foreign partner hence
this email

letter.

We are interested in the transfer of the said sum of US$62.5M. We have agreed


amongst ourselves to share the total funds thus:- (1) 25% for our foreign
partner
(you). (2) 65% for us (the officials) (3) 10% to be used in setting taxation
and all

incidental (local and foreign) expenses.

Thus, we have worked out the modalities of the prosecution of this transaction,


which meet all legal and administrative requirements in our country, and
those of international arbitration. We hope to conclude this transaction
within seven

(7) banking days and commence the transfer of funds. To enable us commence
the

prosecution of this transaction, we require from you the following urgently
by email

(1)Re-confirm weather to use your company name or your name as the beneficiary.

(2) Your company address----
(3)Your bank name and address ---------
(4) Your account number and account name (if any) -----------
(5) Your telephone and fax numbers or any other relevant information you
may deem

helpful.

With the above information, we shall use your company name or your name
to

re-award the contract, put up letters of claim and apply for payment. Note
that your
account in question may need not have money in it. The most important thing
is the

ability of the account to receive the incoming funds. We are looking forward
to doing

business with you.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this email weather in acceptance or not
to
enable us to know the next step of action.Perhaps, send all your correspondence
to

my private e-mail account:- senatormusafgn@yahoo.fr

Regards.
Senator Ibrahim .M. Mantu
Senate Committee on Contact Review Panel (S.C.C.R.P).
(FGN)Senatorial District Abuja.
Lagos Annex Office.
E-mail: senatormusafgn@yahoo.fr
(YOUR WILLINGNESS)

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