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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: "martins mark" <mmmark89@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: martinsm12@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:41:03 +0000
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

Dr Martins Mark
Project Manager,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION[NNPC]
FALOMO -COMPLEX LAGOS NIGERIA

ATTN SIR/ MADAM

I am the project manager withthe Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I know you will be surprise
to receive this kind of letter seeking for your assistance.
To be cadid, I got your e-mail address through a close
relation of mine who is now with the Nigeria Chamber of
commerce(NCC)though I did not disclosed to him
what I will use it for as I only requested for one.

Now the business in question is the transfer of US$25.5m into your bank
account.
This sum came as an over- invoiced[inflated] sum which we did
purposely when my corporation awarded contract to
some foreign firms which I as the project manager
master minded the whole contract. Right now, the foreign
contractors that executed the original contract has been duely paid their
total contract amount
leaving this over invoiced sum of USD$25.5m floating in the

Union Bank Of Nigeria PLC, to be transferred to a foreign
bank account.
We the officials concern are still in active service, and the Code of
conduct rule does not allow
top Government Officials operate off-shore account.This is the reason why we
are
strongly seeking for your assistance in providing your bank account
information where we can transfer this fund into.

Please, you are very important in this transaction as
every documents covering the transfer of this fund will be
in your name. and will be forwarded to you after approval for your
reference/record purposes.

So all what we are in need now is your banking information
and ability to keep it top secret based on the nature of this transaction.
We have mapped out 30% of US$25.5m to be for you as the
account owner, 60% for us while 10% is mapped out for any
process of expenses to be incurred in the course of this
transfer.

On receipt of your bank informations, we shall commence the transaction and
funds will definitely be wired into your bank account within 14 working
days.
I will be very grateful to receive your complete information and please you
should not betray the trust

I repose on you. we will be investing part of our share inyour country.
I await your immediate response.
Best regards

Dr martins Mark

Project Manager,
NNPC, LAGOS.

NB:PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATEMAIL ADDRESS:
martinsm12@yahoo.com

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