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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: "wily mogaji" <wilymogaji1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: wilymogaji@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:31:10 +0000
Subject: REPLY

Dr,Williams Mogaji,

Lagos-Nigeria

SIR/MADAM

I am Dr,Williams Mogaji, Chairman of the Tender Committee of the
Nigerian national Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). My Committee is
principally concerned with payment of all contract awarded from 1998 to
date, in order of priority as regard capital projects of the NNPC. The
information we gathered from the Foreign Office of the Nigeria Chambers
of Commerce and Industries is so positive as to convince us that you would
provide
us with solution to a money transfer deal valued at Thirty One Million
United States Dollars and subsequently a joint business venture. In the
course of our duties as values, and project inspectors for the on-going
liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) project, we have over-invoiced the value of some jobs done by foreign
contractors for the NNPC to the tune of US$31M. As follows: - Computer
optimization and installation $16,000.000.00 Installation of 250,000.00
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turbine $10,000.000.00 Turn Around Maintenance $5,000,000.00 Our
aim of over-invoicing this payment is to divert the excess amount to a
discrete account abroad. This fund is now floating in suspense account
at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is the fund my colleagues and I
have decided to transfer into your account since we, as civil servants are
not allowed to operate or own foreign account.

The money will be shared as follows after transfer:30% for you (Account
Owner) 60% for me and my colleagues10% to off-set both local and
international expenses that would be incurred in the course of this
transaction.

To be able to claim the funds, we will be purporting your company to be
the original contractor / beneficiary of the funds so all procedures
for international transfer shall be strictly followed, as we have
worked out all modalities for a swift and riskfree transfer.

If this proposal satisfies you, please contact me with the following
important information. Your full names , mailing address, Personal
Phone / Fax Numbers for easy communication.

This transaction will last for 14 working days from the time we submit
the required information, as all modalities concerning this transaction
have been worked out and it is completely risk free.

Please be informed that this subject is classified sensitive. Therefore
treat the transaction with utmost confidentiality and urgency.


Yours Faithfully,

Dr,Williams Mogaji.


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