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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: "Ahmed Mohammed" <mohammed_mohammedoil2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:47:29 +0100
Subject: I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE

Reply to my pravite email: ahmedee_2005@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

We wish to solicit for your assistance to provide us with a solution to
a money transfer of US$60 MILLION.I got your contact through our
chamber of commerce here in Nigeria,and a careful study of your
business activities confirms that you are the one we need. We are
members of the special committee newly constituted by the present
civilian administration of President Olusegun Obasonjo. Our duty is to
review
all contracts awarded to foreign firms/contractors from the Ministry of
Petroleum from 1993 up-date.I have sent you this proposal before and I
want to confirm if you have recieved it.

It may interest you to know that most of the contracts awarded were
over invoiced or inflated.One of such contract has been identified.The
said contract was originally executed by an Italian based firm
(STRABERG ITALIANO SPA) in 1996, to supply 250,000 MONAX TURBINE
POLYPROPYLENE and 150,000 BPSD for Kaduna refinery. Pipeline reconstruction
and computer optimization for plants "A" to Kaduna refinery, as part of the
measure taken to aid the turn around maintenance to recoup the almost
collapsed refineries in Nigeria. The total amount approved by the then
Military
Government was put at USD126 MILLION. The actual amount used for
executing the contract was estimated to be USD 186 MILLION, which has
since been paid to the foreign contractor.The remaining USD 60 MILLION
was inflated. The over inflated amount is lying in one of the countrys
apex escrow bank account Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN),waiting to be
dispatched to a designated account.More information shall be made known
to you on the positive confirmation from your goodself that you are
willing to assist us in the completion of the under stated
proposal.Secondly,we
need the name of your choice company and address, tel/fax Numbers.We
shall use this information to prepare a deed of transfer from the
original contractor subletting part of the contract to your company. By
so doing, your company will be created as artificial contractor, thus
can lay cliam to the inflated amount. My colleagues and I have agreed
to compensate the owner of the account used for this transaction with
20% of the total amount remitted.We shall keep 70% and 10% will be reserved
for taxes and other miscellaneous expenses. We intend to consumate this
transaction with the shortest possible time based on your cooperation
and support.

CHANCES:The chances of success is sure, having succeded in moving
USD5MILLION to an account in Hong- Kong, save for the mischief of the
account owner, We would have been throuigh with this project. Besides,
we have the support of colleagues from other reknowned Government
departments, our chances of success is as good as gold.

ADIVSE: This project demands mutual support,commitment,confidentiality
and trust. Delay is dangerous.Therefore, we disre to consistent and
purposeful participation as we thread the part of greatness.

Looking forward to your soonest response.
Endeavour to reply to my pravite email for security reason:
ahmedee_2005@yahoo.com

ALHAJI AHMED MOHAMMED
CONSULTANT

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