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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: "MOHAMMED KEFFAS" <mohammed_keffas@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 03:53:16 +0000
Subject: Proposal for a Beneficial Business.

From: Dr. Mohammed Keffas
      Senior Staff Quarters,
      FMW&H, Ikoyi - Lagos.
Email:
mohammed_keffas@msn.com
TELEPHONE:+234-802-5283003

 Attn the president/ceo,

Re: Proposal for a Beneficial Business.
 
After careful deliberations with my partners, I have been directed to search for a reliable foreign collaborator who will assist us. I am Dr. Mohammed keffas, Director Project Implementation with the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (FMWH) and a member of the Contract Tenders Board (CTB) of the above named ministry. Your esteemed address was reliably introduced to me at the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in my search for a reliable individual / company who can handle a strictly confidential transaction which involves the transfer of a reasonable sum of money to a foreign account.

This money amount to a total sum of US$45,500,000.00 (Fourty-five million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only). The money was extracted from various contracts awarded by the Contracts Tenders Board (CTB) as a result of over-invoicing masterminded by the concerned officials, who were drafted to represent final payment for a contract that has been executed for the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (FMWH) some years back. The money is now floating in the Apex Bank of Nigeria awaiting claim by a foreign partner which status we now want you to assume.

Now is the optimum period to consummate this transaction following the Presidential Directive to all corporations to pay off all foreign debts. I therefore seek for your assistance to remit this money into your personal / company's account. In my last meeting with other officials involved, it was unanimously agreed that 30% of the total sum will be given to you, 65% will be for me and my colleagues, while 5% will be used to offset the expenses that may be incurred in the processing of the transfer.

I assure you that the transaction is 100% risk free as we have concluded every arrangement to protect the interest of every one involved. Likewise, all modalities for the successful transfer of this money have been worked out with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Apex Bank to facilitate the remittance of this money to your designated account.

However, I would want to believe that you are honest and trustworthy enough and will not raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect of this transaction. More importantly, you will keep this transaction very confidential so as not to tarnish the confidence reposed on these officials by the Federal Government of Nigeria. We as civil servants are not allowed to run a foreign account, which is against the Federal Government Civil Service Act of 1970. 

If this business proposal interest you, kindly email me your full name,address,telephone/fax numbers and banking information details through my above email address for the immediate commencement of the remittance and to enable me send you further information on the transaction.

I can bet with my life that we cannot fail and we are a 100% certain that this transaction will be completed within 10 working days from the date we commence this project in full.

May the Almighty God Bless you as we await your response. Meanwhile, your immediate response will be highly appreciated.you can call me as well for more discussion with you.

Best regards,

Dr Mohammed Keffas

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