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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: "CAPTAIN JERRY PHILIPS" <jerryphilson@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jerryphil12@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 20:24:54 -0400
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT !!!

FFICE OF THE VICE  PRESIDENT
ASO-ROCK VILLA ABUJA
STRICTLY FROM:CAPTAIN JERRY PHILIPS.
 

Date: 28th OCT, 2004
To: The 25 TPC -Contractors
  Category: B Payment Approved
Payment #:  FGN/PCFP/035/ZT03
File #:  008/25TPC/FGN/GH2

SUB: PROMPT PAYMENT  ADVICE CIRCULAR /  APOLOGY TO 25 T.
P. CONTRACTORS
It may interest you to know  who I am and the urgency
of this circular notice  coming from my desk for  the
first time.
I am  CAPTAIN JERRY  PHILIPS. Fedral Republic of  Nigeria and the
newly
appointed Chairman of  Foreign Debt Reconciliation  Committee -
(FGN).
I have been directed by the  National Assembly and the  President -
Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo who  appointed me last week to  bring to your
immediate notice and urgent attention  that this democratic
government
understands your plight, the huge  amount of money you have  spent
out, all the disappointment  you have suffered in the  past to get
your
contract sum paid to you,  due to what we described as  selective
payment and incessant demand  excessive fee by some  unscrupulous
and
corrupt
erstwhile officials in-charge  of foreign payment in CBN,  NNPC,
private banks.
Be informed that this  Committee was setup by the  Federal
Government
of Nigeria (FGN) this New  Year January 16, 2003 to  make sure that
all
contractors receive their  fund before end of this  quarter payment
coming up soon. After going  through many reports, we  became
dismayed
that 25 foreign contractors  including you has been  cheated for
years,
secretly by bad eggs in  government (NNPC, CBN)  who has been
laundering your money, trading in  foreign stock, shares  thereby
ranking huge
profit on this shady deals  every month without your consent.
Series
of special meeting  were held with World monitoring institution,
World
Bank group,  International Monetary
Fund -IMF for purpose of (1)  Rebuild Nigeria economy  (2) Pay all
foreign
contractors. In this regard  we receive a total sum of  US$2.9
Billion
U.S Dollars to pay all  foreign contractors whose  payment has been
hanging since 1990 especially 25 Top  Priority Contractors (TPC)
category.
Sir, I do not know why uptill  now you have not made any  effort to
contact us personally or  write a protest letter to the  Presidency,
knowing fully well that your  contract was awarded  through the
power
of FGN, not NNPC or CBN as you are  seeing it, but I hereby advise
you
to desist
from any wasteful contact  to whosoever you are  dealing with on
receipt of this message in order not  to jeopardize our effort. We
have
decided to pay you from our fedral  government  grant account
operated
in the
fedral reserve bank of new  york(FRB) for
immediate and urgent  release of your contract  fund as soon as we
have
heard your response on this  matter.please e-mail us  your reply as
soon as you receive this  message,with your full  contract details.
Congratulations .
CAPTAIN JERRY PHILIPS.
 

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