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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: drmm5@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:59:07 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?THANK=20YOU=21=21=21?=

NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLIUM CORPORATION
TEL: 234-80-33105229. FAX : 234-1-7599444.

PERMITION TO REMIT MONEY IN TO YOUR PRIVATE OR COMPANY ACCOUNT

It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a transaction involving the
transfer of US100,000,000.00 ( One hundred million US dollars)only into
a foreign account for safekeeping pending my arrival with my colleagues
for the sharing with you as the account owner into which the money is remitted.

We will start the first transfer with twenty six million [$26,000.000] upon
successfull transaction without any disappointment from your side, we shall
re-apply for the payment of the remaining amount to your account.

I am an accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),
Lagos and this money originated from over-invoiced contract executed for
the corporation some years back. This contract has long been completed by
a foreign firm and the contractor duly paid. I now seek if you would permit
the surplus to be remitted into your account. As a matter of fact, we are
top government officials and we cannot come out openly to claim this amount.
This is why we are looking for a competent and honest company or individual
abroad whose documents would be tendered by us here in Nigeria as one of
the contractors that executed the project.

However, I would wish to receive your personal assurance that you would
not sit on the money when it goes into your account. More importantly, you
keep confidential this transaction, in order not to tarnish the confidence
repose in the officials involved in this transaction. To effect this transfer,
I therefore requestthe following:

YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, THE NAME OF YOUR BANK. WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED
INTO AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.
So far, after due consultations, you were strongly and reliably recommended
to us although we have not met or entered intoany kind of contract with
you before as to know the extent of your honesty, but based on the recommendations,
I personally want to believe that you are honest enough and would not sit
on the money if finally got into your account. It is on this note that I
consider it proper to write you asking for your permission and support to
transfer this amount into your account. You should not fear any risk because
we have concluded arrangement to save guide you in the transaction. This
business is 100% risk free.

Hence it requires high level of confidence and secrecy. Meanwhile this is
the breakdown of the sharing modalities:

(A). 10% WILL BE USED TO SETTLE TRANSFER CHARGES AND LEGAL PROTOCOLS.
(B). 30% IS FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT.
(C). 60% OF IT WILL BE FOR US THE ORIGINATORS. Be informed that on completion
of this business I will use part of my money to invest in your country
under your care.

Please note that the transfer operation will take seven to ten working days
to be completed. Please contact me by the above private EMAIL: drmusamalik@echina.com

Thanks.
DR MUSA MALIK.
Accounting Officer




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