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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: "Engr.Mike otu" <mikee@mmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 04:30:27 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME.

Engineer Mike otu
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
7 Kofo Abayomi St.Victoria Island Lagos-Nigeria.
E-MAIL:jb_matters@yahoo.com

I am Engr Mike otu, Personal Assistant to Alhaji
Rewani Lukeman,the Presidential Adviser on Petroleum
Matters. My message to you is based on some money that
floated into the Government treasury due to the recent
boom in the International Oil Market.

The Federal Government of Nigeria budgeted US$18.00
per barrel in last Year budget, but the price was
changed in the international oil market where a barrel
was sold between US$28-US$35.00. We recorded Excess
gain, and all these could not be accounted for,hence
some executive members in the Petroleum Ministry
decided to take away the sum of US$23,000,000.00,
(Twenty three Million, United States Dollars) to an
offshore account of a foreign National or company.

Please we are not contacting you because we cannot do
this business on our own successfully, but because we
are not allowed to operate foreign accounts as civil
servants, that is why we are looking for a foreigner
we can use and knowing fully well that as a white
man,the movement of the funds will raise no doubt that
is why we have decided to contact you. If you are
interested to assist us, please let me have your
personal telephone, fax and email address, so that I
can furnish you with further details on the modalities
of the transfer of the fund into your bank account.

Please you are advised to keep this matter to your
self, as we do not want it to be exposed in order not
to jeopardize our chances of succeeding.
Let it be known to you that this transaction is
hundred percent risks free and your security has been
well taken care of. If you are interested in this
transaction, send me a email to jb_matters@yahoo.com
for further clarifications.



Engr.Mike otu

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
7 Kofo Abayomi St.Victoria Island Lagos-Nigeria.
E-mail:jb_matters@yahoo.com


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