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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: "nnpc_plc3@yahoo.com " <nnpcplc@handbag.com>
Reply-To: nnpc_plc3@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:20:50 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP

PASSIONATE APPEAL
NIG. NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION,
FROM THE DESK OF MR.MIKE FRANKLIN,
DIRECTOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION (NNPC)
EMAIL:nnpc_plc2@yahoo.com
JOINT VENTURE

Dear Sir Madam,
Compliment of the season. I strongly apologize for this unsolicited mail,
but I am constrained by circumstances surrounding my rofession .I have the
mandate of my colleagues in office to solicite for your assistance for a
deal we want to execute The business involves the remittance of US$28.6M(Twenty
eight million and six

hundred thousand United States Dollars) to your bank account from the Central
Bank of Nigeria. The money occrued through deliberate over-invoicing of
old projects executed for the Government by some
foreign firms. I and few officials here have worked out a scheme to benefit
us along with any foreign partner who obliges us the terials and channel
to push out the fund, our idea being to come over thereafter to share the
fund with whoever assist us.


To make things easy and legal, the fund is reflecting in our records as payable
to a foreigner who did a consultancy service job for the ministry durin the
turn around maintenance of one our petroleum refinery.All necessary and relevant
documents will be procured for the release and transfer of the fund into
yournominated account.
Please get in touch with me immediately through my email address and attention
the undersigned.

For your participation in realizing this transaction 20% will be for you,70%
for me and other officials and 10% for any expense we may incur (both parties)
during processing for the transfer to your nominated bank account.I am awaiting
your response most urgently and is rest assured that this transaction is
100% risk free, as
there is no risk involved on both sides.
Yours Faithfully,
MR.MIKE FRANKLIN,
DIRECTOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION (NNPC) EMAIL.
nnpc_plc2@yahoo.com
PLEASE REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL TO COMMENCE ON
TRANSACTION:




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