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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: Nancy Ita-giwa <nitagiwa001@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 06:05:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM ENGR.(MRS) NANCY ITA- GIWA .


FROM ENGR.(MRS) NANCY ITA- GIWA .
CHAIRLADY,CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE,

DEAR FRIEND,
IN RESPECT TO OUR CHATTING, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME SO THAT THIS $17.5M USD WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

MY NAME IS ENGR.NANCY ITA- GIWA , THE CHAIRLADY OF CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (N.N.P.C).
IT IS MY PROFOUND INTENTION TO CONTACT YOU FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION FOR TRANSFER OF $17.5M USD INTO YOUR ACCOUNT .

THE $17.5M USD WAS THE OVER ESTIMATED BALLANCE FROM THE CONTRACTS AWARDED TO BOTH FOREIGN AND LOCAL CONTRACTORS.

THE REAL CONTRACT VALUE WAS $170 MILLION DOLLARS BUT IT WAS OVER ESTIMATED TO $187.5m MILLION DOLLARS.

THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULY EXECUTED BY THE CONTRACTORS AND THEIR CONTRACT SUM ($170M) HAS BEEN PAID TO THEM, LEAVING OUR OVER ESTIMATED BALANCE OF $17.5 MILLION DOLLARS STILL PENDING AT THE BANK.

RIGHT NOW,WE ARE LEFT WITH THIS OVER ESTIMATED BALLANCE($17.5M) WHICH IS STILL FLOATING AT THE PAYING BANK AWAITING FINAL PAYMENT TO ANY RELIABLE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT YOU MAY PROVIDE.

WE ARE THEREFORE ASKING YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH US SO THAT THE FUND WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
WHEN THE FUNDS IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU WILL BENEFIT 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT.

IN THIS REGARD,WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS:
YOUR NAME:
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YOUR OCCUPATION:
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YOUR ADDRESS:
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YOUR PRIVATE PHONE / FAX NUMBERS:
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