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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: "Mr Lawani Ibrahim" <lawaniibrahim002@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: lawaniibrahim006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:12:31 +0100
Subject: "REPLY EXPECTED"

"REPLY EXPECTED"

DEAR SIR/MADAM

I AM LAWANI IBRAHIM CHAIRMAN OF THE CONTRACTS AWARD AND IMPLEMENTATION

COMMITTEE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) HERE IN LAGOS

NIGERIA. I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY MY COLLEAGUES TO SEEK A FOREIGN
PARTNER IN
THE TRANSFER OF US$32.5M (THIRTY TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED
STATES DOLLARS
ONLY). THIS MONEY AROSE FROM A DELIBERATE OVER -INVOICING OF A
PARTICULAR CONTRACT AWARDED BY THE MINISTRY IN 1993. WE HAVE BEEN
SAFEGUARDING THIS MONEY SINCE THEN, AWAITING AN APPROPIATE TIME WHEN
THE MONEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED
INTO A SAFE ACCOUNT.

THE CONTRACT IN QUESTION IS AS FOLLOWS-
(1) THE CONSTRUCTION OF OSO CONDENSATE RECOVERY PLANT WORTH US$1.2
BILLION
(2) CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL PIPELINE NETWORK WORTH US$1 BILLION FOR
CRUDE,
GAS, AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS EVACUATION.
(3) PURCHASE OF DRILLING AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT WORTH US$700 M
(4) US$80 M FOR TURNAROUND MAINTENANCE (T.A.M)
(5) SUPPLYING OF 200,000 MONAX AXIAL FOR THE ERECTION OF SYSTEM

OPTIMIZATION
AND COMMISSIONING FOR OIL CONVEYS AT PORT-HARCOURT NOW,THE PRESIDENT
HAS ORDERED THAT ALL DEBTS OWNED TO FOREIGN CONTRACTORS BY THE

GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE PAID IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER NOT TO OVERBURDEN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH DEBT, ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS WE WISH TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF IT TO PRESENT
YOUR COMPANY AS THE BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND.

WE WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU WILL MAKE TIME FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THE
SHARING FORMULAR AS REGARDS THE MONEY GOING INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IF YOU
ARE INTRESTED BEFORE WE START THE PROCESS..
THE NATURE OF YOUR COMPANIES BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS
TRANSACTION,
AS ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAS BEEN CONCLUDED FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND HITCH-FREE
TRANSACTION.
WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO RISK INVOLVED
ON YOUR PART AT ALL. IF YOU WISH TO RENDER YOUR ASSISTANCE TO US,
CONTACT ME. WE HAVE ESTIMATED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED

WITHIN SEVEN (7)
WORKING DAYS.
NOTE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
YOUR URGENT REPLY IS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS or call me

on phone number 234 8027503092.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

LAWANI IBRAHIM


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