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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: william_bello@tiscali.it
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 00:03:41 -0800
Subject: Please Your urgent reply(Thanks)

Dear Sir/madam,

I write to solicit your confidence in this transaction,

this is by virtue of its nature as utterly CONFIDENTIAL

and TOP SECRET. Though I know that the transaction of

this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and

worried, but I am assuring you that my contact with you

is with genuine and good intentions and will be to our

benefits at the conclusion. I have decided to contact

you due to the urgency of this transaction.
I am ENGR. WILLIAMS BELLO, A Director with the Nigerian

National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Eleme Refinery,

Port Harcourt in Rivers State. I came to know of you in

my private search for a reliable and reputable person to

handle the confidential transaction, which involves the

transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account

requiring maximum confidence.

THE PROPOSITION:

A foreigner, Engineer James Akmed, an Oil

Merchant/Contractor with the Federal Government of

Nigeria, until his suspension three years ago, executed

with us at Eleme Refinery of NNPC, and had a total

contract executed worth US$32.5M (Thirty Two

Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar)

which flows in the Corporation's suspense account.

It is because of the allegation/petition leveled against

him that he (Engr. James Akmed) who is a close friend to

the late dictatorship General Sanni Abacha (formal

Military President of Nigeria) who died in office in

1998 and during his tenure the country experienced

various mismanagement and series of malpractices were

carried out in collaboration with his foreign friends.

However, a Panel were set up to investigate the issue,

who found him (Engr. James Akmed) guilty and the present

Democratic President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

suspended him from transacting any business in Nigeria

with immediate effect and was asked to leave the

country.

However, these made the contract fund "UNCLAIMED" which

was only known to my colleagues and I. Fortunately, all

the Contract document including the "CONTRACT COMPLETION

CERTIFICATE" are with me but the need for a very

trustworthy foreign business man/woman whom I would

present as the Foreign contractor/beneficiary to claim

the fund.

In order to achieve this development, my colleague and I

now seek your permission to have you stand as the

FOREIGN CONTRACTOR so that the funds would be released

and paid into your account as beneficiary who executed

the contract in the year 1999. All documents and proves

to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked

out.

More so, we are assuring you of a 100% risk free

involvement. Your share stays while the rest would be

for me and my colleagues for investment purposes in your

country.

We have agree that, the funds be shared thus, after it

has been transferred into your nominated
account:

(1) 15% of the money will go to you for acting as the

beneficiary of the fund.

(2) 5% will be set aside for reimbursement to both

parties for any incidental expenses that may be incurred

in the cause of the transfer.

(3) 80% to us the originator of the transaction.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, furnish me with

your full name and your most confidential Telephone and

Fax Number(s) to enable me communicate with you and send

you details of this transaction.

I assure you that if you will follow my instruction, the

fund shall be in your Account within 7-10 working days

of submitting your personal/bank information at the

appropriate government authorities for approval of the

new contract documents in your favour.

Thanking you for your kind understanding in this regard.

While I await your urgent response.

My best regards,

ENGR. WILLIAMS BELLO (MNSE)(MON)





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