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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: "nnpcoffice08" <nnpcoffice08@canada.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:13:40 -0800
Subject: HONEST


DEAR FRIEND,

WE ARE SENDING THIS PROPOSAL TO YOU BASE ON THE PROMISING
BELIEVE WE HAVE IN YOU, THAT YOU MAY BE OF
HELP IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF FORTY-ONE
MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($41.5M USD) INTO A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND
PLANNING OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMITTEE IS
PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL
OF CONTRACTS.
WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR
OURSELVES THE
SUM OF FORTY-ONE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS(US$41.5M). THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED FROM THE
RECENT EXCESS SALES OF CRUDE OIL
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO
WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO OPERATE FOREIGN
ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT
WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH $8.3MILLION OF THE REMITTED FUNDS,
AND US$31.125MILLION WILL BE KEEP FOR US, WHILE
$2.075MILLION WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND PAY
THE NECCESSARY TAXES.
WE NEED A RELIABLE AND TRUSTHWORTHY PERSON LIKE YOU OR A
REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS EMAIL TO
YOU, SO IF YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED AND
INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO
BUSINESS WITH YOU .
WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU
WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF US$41.5M IS
TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
NOTE: IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE SEND YOUR FAX
AND DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER ON YOUR RESPONSE THROUGH MY
PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS, obodo67@yahoo.co.uk , SO WE CAN
ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION. ALL
MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE
STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORKING DAYS WITH THE
ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTIN IS 100%
RISK FREE.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL.GOD BE WITH YOU
AS I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. JOHN OBODO. B,sc. (UNN) M.sc. Ph.D:MNIM: MCIA,
MANAGER 11, BUDGET AND PLANNING ,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION.
TELE: 234 1 872 0396.




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