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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Ben Omolomo" <benomolomo@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: benomolomo@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:07:23 +0000
Subject: urgent response.

FROM:
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION.[N.N.P.C]
CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE,
IDAKO-IKOYI.
LAGOS, NIGERIA.


Dear Friend,
First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction.
This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top
secret.
I got your contact from Nigerian Chembers of Commerce and Industries during
my search for a trust-worthy and honest person in a foreign country who
can handle this transaction confidential.

We are top officials of the Federal Government of Nigeria
contract Review Committee who are interested in importations of goods into
country with funds which are presently trapped in Nigeria.

In order to commence this business we solicit your assistance to enable
us tranfer into your account this said funds.However,the funds under
discussion
was US$25.5M,(TWENTY FIVE MILLION ,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS) ONLY.

The source of this fund is as follows: During the last militry Regime here
in Nigeria. The Government Officails set up companies and awarded
themself contracts which were grossly over invoiced in various
ministries.
To this effect,the present civilian Government set up a Contract Review
Committee and we have identified a lot or inflated contract funds which
are presently floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria ready for the
payment.

However,by virtue of our position as civil servants and members of this
committee,so we can not acquire the money in our names.

I have therefore,been delegated as a matter of trust by my
colleaques of the committee to look for an oversea partner into whose
account we can transfer the sum of US$25.5M.(TWENTY FIVE MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) ONLY.

Hence we are writing you this letter.

We have agreed to share the money thus:
1)30% for the account owner(you)
2)60% for us (The Officials)
3)10% to off-set both local and international
expenses that Would be incurred in the course of this
transaction.

For us to facilitate transaction without delay i and my
colleaques will make all the expenses involved here in Nigeria untill the
funds transferd into your account.

It is from the above 65% that we wish to commence the importation
business.Please,note
that this transaction is 100% safe and it will take us latest six (10)
banking days from the date of the receipt of the following information from
you: Your Banker's name, your company's address,your Account
number,telephone and fax number.

The above information will enable us write letters of claim and job
deacription respectively.This way, we will use your company's name to apply
for the
payment and re-award the contract in your company's name so that the
paymentwill make on your name.

We are looking forward to doing business with you and solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction.

I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending
project when i have heard from you.
Awaiting your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,

DR.BEN OMOLOMO.


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