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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: "clements amanze" <clems055@msn.com>
Reply-To: clemsamanze67@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:40:11 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION,REPLY NOW.

FROM THE DESK OF: ENGINEER. CLEMENTS AMANZE.
(THE ENGINEER)
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
TELEPHONE/FAX+234-0803-7236-729

ATTENTIION: SIR/MADAM,
PLEASE CALL NOW.
MY NAME IS ENGINEER CLEMENTS AMANZE, DIRECTOR OF
PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT AWARD WITH
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(NNPC) OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ON LOCAL/FOREIGN CONTRACTS . IT
IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO
WRITE YOU THIS MAIL WITH UTMOST
REGARDS/CONFIDENTIALITY.THOUGH I BELEIVE
IT WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE SINCE BOTH PARTIES
HAVE NOT MET FACE TO FACE BEFORE PERMIT
TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE MEDIUM IN WHICH YOU RECIEVE
THIS PROPOSAL.FUTHERMORE, THIS TRANSACTION
IS ALL ABOUT AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY SOME FOREIGN
CONTRACTORS WITH THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT.
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION [N N P C]
AS A MATTER OF FACT, A CONTRACT WAS
AWARDED TO SOME FORIGN CONTRACTORS,
AND AFTER EXECUTING THE CONTRACT,
WITH MY POSITION AS THE DIRECTOR OF
CONTRACT AWARD, I OVER INVOICED
THE CONTRACT SUM TO THE TUNE OF
US$20.5M(TWENTY MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).SEQUEL TO
THIS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT THIS FUNDS IS STILL IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT.

I WANT THIS FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERED TO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT FOR OUR OWN USE
I WISH TO ASSURE YOU THAT WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE
HAS LAID DOWN
ARRANGEMENTS, WE WILL HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THIS
FUNDS TO YOUR NOMINATED
BANK ACCOUNT.THIS MONEY HAS BEEN IN THE CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA FOR TWO
YEARS NOW, AND IT IS UNDER THE LAW OF NIGERIA
GOVERNMENT THAT ANY MONEY
IN THE CENTRAL BANK FOR THREE YEARS WILL BE
RETRIEVED BACK TO THE
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT.IT MAY ALSO INTEREST YOU TO KNOW
THAT ALL MODALITIES HAS
BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED
BANK ACCOUNT. AS SOON AS ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS ARE
SECURE IN YOUR
NAME/FAVOUR AS THE BONIFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID
FUNDS.AS CIVIL
SERVANT,I CANNOT CLAIM THIS MONEY,SINCE I AM STILL
IN ACTIVE SERVICE WITH MY
GOVERNMENT,HENCE I CONTACT YOU.AS FOR THE SHARING
MODALITIES,I HAVE
DISCUSSED WITH MY COLLEAGUES,WHICH WE CAME UP THUS:
1.30% FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER.
2.70% FOR I AND MY COLLEAGUE I WILL QUICKLY REMIND YOU OF THE CONFIDENTLAITY
THIS TRANSACTION DEMANDS.
IT WILL BE FOR THE NOTICE OF TWO OF US
ONLY,UNTILL THE TRANSACTION IS FULLY CONCLUDED
AND I WILL KINDLY APPRECIATE TO
RECEIVE YOUR
ACCEPTANCE RESPONSE IN REGARDS TO THIS PROPOSAL WITH
DUE RESPECT.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
CLEMENTS AMANZE.


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