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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: "El Onunwa" <elonunwa@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:55:57 +0000
Subject: Awaiting Your Reply.

EL.ONUNWA
SECRETARY,SENATE COMMITTEE FOR PETROLEUM
AND SOLID MINERAL RESOURCES OF
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

I AM EL.ONUNWA ,SECRETARY SENATE COMMITTEE FOR PETROLEUMAND SOLID MINERAL
RESOURCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.I GOT TO KNOW YOU AND YOUR
ADDRESS FROM YOUR PROFESSION'S DIRECTORY AND SUBSEQUENTLY WISH TO INVOLVE
YOU IN OUR BUSINESS BY TRANSFERRING INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THE MONEY WHICH WE NOW
HAVE IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN).
WE ARE THREE OFFICIALS OF THE ABOVE NAMED COMMITTEE WHO WERE INCHARGE OF THE
PROJECT AND CONTRACT AWARD IN 2001. WE AWARDED TO A FOREIGN
CONTRACTOR,.(CYACLON INCORPORATED) FOR THE SUPPLY OF PETROCHEMICAL AND
PIPLINE EQUIPMENT,270,000 BPSD POLYPROPYLENE AND INSTALLATION OF
500.00'MONAX AXIAL FLOW TURBINE FOR WARRI OIL REFINERY, HERE IN NIGERIA.

WE INFLATED THE COST OF THESE CONTRACTS AND BY SO DOING WE GOT VALUE OF
US$30,000,000.00 MILLION US DOLLARS .WE HAVE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY DOCUMENTED
THIS AMOUNT UNDER THE CONTRACT AWARD NUMBER F.G.N./N.N.P.C/02288C:B/2001
.THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR WORK VALUE.I, AND MY
COLLEAGUES IN THE SAID SENATE COMMITTEE HAVE JOINTLY AGREED WITH SOME
OFFICIALS OF THE EDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN) TO REMIT THIS INFLATED MONEY INTO ANY RELIABLE INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY'S
ACCOUNT OVERSEAS WHO HAS TO POSE AND CONFIDENTLY OBTAIN THE MONEY ON OUR
BEHALF.WE NEED AN HONEST AND TRUST-WORTHY PERSON OR COMPANY,WHOSE ACCOUNT WE
CAN REMIT THIS AMOUNT TOTALING $30,000,000.00 MILLION US DOLLARS.

PLEASE KINDLY SEND TO ME YOUR PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR
EASYCOMMUNICATION AND FURTHER BRIEFING.AS YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS IS A RACKET
SO WE CAN NOT COME OUT OPENLY TO CLAIM THIS MONEY DIRECTLY AND MOREOVER, WE
AS PUBLIC SERVANTS CAN NOT TAKE CONTRACT OR OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.THIS
IS WHY WE WRITE YOU TO ASSIST US TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU
ARE TO RETAIN 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO BE REMITTED AND 75%WILL BE FOR US AND
10% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR EXPENSES THAT WILL BE INCURRED BY YOU AND US IN
THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND US A REPLY
IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS PROPOSAL.REPLY TO MY BELOW EMAIL ADDRESS:
elonunwa12@yahoo.com

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
EL.ONUNWA


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