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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: malarusman usman <malarusman_2006@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: malarusman_206@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:06:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: malarusman_2006@yahoo.ca

Dear Friend,


REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL


Although this proposal might come to you as surprise

since it is coming From someone you don't know or ever

seen before. But after due deliberation with my

colleagues,I decided to forward this business

proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist

us to transfer the sum of US$37.4M (Thirty seven

million, Four hundred Thousand United States Dollars)

into his or her 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 contract. We

are left with the balance of US$37.4M(Thirty seven

million, four hundred thousand United States dollars)

as the over-invoiced Amount, which we have

deliberately Over estimated for our own use but under

our protocol division, civil Servants are forbidden to

operate or own foreign account. This is why I contact

you for assistance. We have agreed to share the money

as follows.


1. 30% for you account owner)


2. 65% for us,


3. 5% for espenses.


As you may want to know and make you less curious, I

got your address From a reputable Large chamber of

commerce and industry and I am the Executive chairman

of the contract Award committee of the Nigerian

National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This

transaction is very much free from all sort of risk

hence this Business was carefully planned before it

was successfully executed and we The NNPC officials

involved in the deal have put in many years of

meritorious Service to our ministry.


We have been exercising patience for this opportunity

for so long and For most of us this is a lifetime

opportunity we cannot afford to miss. To get this fund

into your account, we have to present an international

Business outfit and consequent upon indication of your

interest to fully assist us in this transaction. You

are advised to furnish us with the following.


1) Your banking information?s and address, telephone,

fax and telex numbers.


This information will enable us seek approval of the

fund from the Concerned quarters within three to four

banking days and the Nigeria National Petroleum

Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will Be

faxed immediately to you for completion


One of my colleagues and I involved in this deal

will come to your country to arrange for our Share

upon confirmation from you that the money has hit your

Nominated bank account. All these will only take us

about fourteen working days to transfer this fund into

your account from the day we receive the requirement.

Your line of business in this transaction does not

matter. Honesty and Your ability to keep it secret and

keep our own safe when the money Hits your account is

what matters.


PLEASE REPLY ME TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY

REASONS...malarusman_206@yahoo.ca


Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated


Best regards,


MALAR USMAN


NNPC..



- malarusman usman


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