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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: "Joseph Chau" <jjchau242@unionbankchina.net>
Reply-To: pc_implementation@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:17:36 +0000
Subject: NNPC REFINERIES




 

NNPC

NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

(NNPC)

 

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


Dear Sir,
Request For Urgent Business Relationship
We have the pleasure to make this surprising but mutually benefiting
business proposal. I am a member of the newly inaugurated committee for
the privatization of the refineries of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, in Nigeria. The members of the committee are interested in
the importation of goods into the country with funds presently floating
in the Central Bank of Nigeria / Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) foreign payments account. I got your address through the
office of the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The federal government of Nigeria, intends to lease the three existing
petroleum refineries to private individuals and companies. This is to
make the refineries more viable, resourceful and to eliminate undue
wastage and fraud. This privatization is in-line with the recommendations
of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a
prerequisite for future financial assistance.
The refineries are heavily indebted to many companies and my committee
has the mandate (task) of compiling the names of these companies and
debt owed them and also recommend for payment, all contracts that have
been fully executed. With our position in the committee, which comprises
of my ministry, federal ministry of petroleum resources, Nigerian
National Petroleum corporation (NNPC), the federal Ministry of Finance (FMF)
and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), we have successfully secured for
ourselves, the sum of US $189,000,000 (One hundred and eighty nine
million United States Dollars). This sum was acquired by carefully
inflating the amount of indebtedness by this amount (US $189,000,000). We need
a reliable company to be included in the list of companies to be paid.
This company will be paid for a contract executed in Kaduna Refinery in
1993.
I was therefore mandated in trust by members of the committee, to seek
a foreign partner into whose account we could transfer the sum of US
$189,000,000, hence I am writing you this letter. We have agreed to share
the funds thus:
1) 70% for us (the committee members)
2) 20% for you (the account owner)
3) 10% will be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign
expenses that will be incurred in the course of this transaction
It is from our 70% that we wish to commence the importation business.
We also need assurance from you that you will let us have our share once
the inflated amount (US $189,000,000.00) is transferred into your
account.
The payment will be done by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through
its correspondent bank. What we need from you, is that you provide a
vital account into which the funds will be transferred/lodged.
Note that this transaction is 100% safe and guaranteed since the law
under which our committee was set up, has empowered us to disburse all
the funds.
We shall commence the transfer of the funds immediately we receive the
following information by e-mail
1) Your company name and full address
2) Your bank's name, telephone and fax number
3) Your account number and name of would be beneficiary
The above information will enable us put up letters of claim and job
description to the respective ministries for the issuance of the
mandatory fund release approval/recommendations. This way, your company will be
recognized and accepted as the beneficiary of the contract entitlements
before the final remittance to your nominated account, by the Central
Bank of Nigeria, being paying bank.
Note that we will be responsible for the payment of the federal inland
revenue tax on behalf of your company and a contract agreement between
your company and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation shall be
drawn up and antedated showing that your company has a legitimate
contract with the NNPC and must be paid.
We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit
absolute confidentiality from you in this transaction. Please acknowledge
receipt of this letter, using the above e-mail address   or chaujsp242nnpc@yahoo.co.uk
for more details
regarding this transaction. Also endeavor to send the requested
information.

                                                                                                
Dr. Joseph Chau

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