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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: "ALHAJI JUBRIL" <alhaji_jubril@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alhaji_jubrilg@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:53:06 +0000
Subject: partnarship

From: Alhaji (Dr.) Jubril Abubakar Idris
Deputy-Chairman
Contract Award Committee
Federal Ministry of Information and Strategic Planning
Federal Secretariat, Abuja.

Attn: Managing Director

Dear Sir,

After much Delibration with my colleagues, I decided to forward to you this
business proposal. We want a reliable person who can assist us to transfer
the sum of Sixty Million US Dollars (US$ 60 M) in to his account, this fund
resulted from an over-invoiced bill from contract awarded by us under the
budget allocation to my Ministry and the bill
was approved for payment by the concerned ministries. The Contract was
executed, commissioned and the contractor was paid his actual cost of the
contract, we are left with the balance US$ 60M as the over-invoiced amount
which we deliberately over estimated for our own use but under our protocol
division, civil servant are forbidden to operate or own foreign account,
this is why, I contacted you for assistance. We have
agreed to share the funds as follows;

1). 30% FOR YOU (ACCOUNT OWNER)
2). 70% FOR US.

As you may want to know and to make you less curious, I got your address
from our chamber of commerce and industry and I am the Deputy Chairman,
Contract Award Committee, Federal Ministry of Information and Strategic
Planning, this transaction is very much free from all sort of risk hence,
the business was carefully planned before it was successfully executed as we
officials involved in the deal have put many years in the service of this
Ministry. We have been exercising patience for this opportunity for so long
and to most of us, this is a life time opportunity.
We therefore, enjoin you, to treat this project with Strict Confidentiality
and Mutual Trust and Confidence, as we individual of diverse Individual
qualities come together for the purpose securing our future after retirement
from active service.
Feel free to contact me for further enquiry, and eandeavor to furnish me
with your private telephone and fax number to facilitate easy communication.

Best regards and God Bless.

Alhaji (Dr.) Jubril Abubakar Idris
Deputy-Chairman
Contract Award Committee
Federal Ministry of Information and Strategic Planning
Federal Secretariat, Abuja



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