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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: "Buba Maruwa" <bmaruwa9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bubam@myway.com
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:11:55 +0000
Subject: Inve

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE
BUBA MARUWA
NNPC, IKOYI
Lagos- Nigeria

Attention: Chairman/CEO

PROPOSAL FOR TRANSFER OF TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND US DOLLARS (US$20.5M) TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I am contacting based on the recomendation by our export promotion
council. Its based on my conviction that you are reliable and
trustworthy in business transaction was the main conviction that
compelled me to solicit for your support in this deal.

I am the Financial Controller of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) Lagos, Nigeria and Secretary to the Contract
Award Committee of my Ministry. In collaboration with my colleagues,
we have agreed to transfer out of the Country through Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN) some amount and we will later reinvest it abroad
after the success of this transaction. The amount involved is Twenty
Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$20,500,000.00).

This is as a result of over inflated amount of a contract. The
contract has been already executed and the original contractor
had collected his full and final payment. In as much as this
contract was awarded toa Foreign Contractor and the payment
in dollars, we now need a Foreign firm that will present itself
as the contractor for this amount of Twenty Million,Five Hundred
Thousand US Dollars (US$20,500,000.00) and then the fund will be
transferred into your account.

Since we do not want to use the orginal contractor in applying for
the payment, because the Contractor is not aware of this
over-invoiced sum. Therefore, I as the Financial Controller was
told to write you by my colleagues and see to the success of the
remittance immediately, you will however, be required to furnish
us with these necessary informations.

1.Your personal phone and fax number for easy communication
2.Name and Address of your Bank, Phone, Fax and Telex numbers
3. Your Account number where this money will lodged into. It could
be personal or corporate


These information will enable us put APPLICATION OF CLAIM for the
release of this money from concerned Government Agencies and it will
last for ten working days. For your assistance we have agreed that
the fund will be shared as follows:

You as the Account Owner 20% Miscellaneous Expenses 5%
Officials Involved 75% Now, we assure you that all arrangements have
been concluded for the success of this transaction. I awaits your
response

Yours faithfully,

Buba Maruwa

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