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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: hosman abba <hosmanabba@yahoo.com.br>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:45:58 -0300 (ART)
Subject: Urgent Repond


FROM THE DESK OF:
DR.HOSMAN ABBA

ATTENTION:CHAIRMAN/CEO
SIR,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION
AFTER A DISCREET BUT THOROUGH INVESTIGATION AT THE
FOREIGN OFFICE OF THE
NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE,WE WRITE WITH ABSOLUTE
CONFIDENCE IN THE LEGALITY
OF YOUR COMPANY AND THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR PERSON.
ESSENTIALLY THE BUSINESS
WE ARE ABOUT TO COMMENCE IS FUNDANMENTALLY BASED ON
TRUST AND SENSE OF PURPOSE.
FOR SUCCINCT INTRODUCTION, WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE
CONTRACT REVIEWING PANEL
(CRP) OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) ABUJA,
OUR STATUS RANKS FROM
MINISTERIAL POST DOWN TO DIRECTORS GENERAL. THE
SETTING UP OF OUR COMMITTEE
IS NECESSITATED BY THE FLAWS AND BLATANT ABUSE OF THE
LAST MILITARY REGIME
WHICH AWARDED CONTRACTS AT INCREDIBLY INFLATED COST.
THROUGH TENACIOUS EFFORT
AND WELL-EXPANDED ENERGY AND EXPERIENCE, WE WERE ABLE
TO RECTIFY THESE FLAWS
AND TO PAY THE CONTRACTORS THEIR RIGHTFUL DUES. AT THE
END OF THEIR ARDUOUS
EXERCISE THE SUM OF TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND US DOLLARS
ONLY (US$25.5M) WAS LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT AT THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN) DUE TO THE INITIAL INFLATED COSTS.
TO GET OUR ENTITLED PAYMENT FOR THIS SPECIAL PROJECT
THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
RESOLVED THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUM BE DISBURSED
AMONG MEMBERS EQUITABLY
THIS PRECISELY IS WHY WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE SINCE
THIS MONEY HAS TO BE
PAID INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT FROM C.B.N. WE SOLICIT
YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH
AN UNFLINCHING FAITH THAT YOU WOULD NOT BETRAY US.
SHARE:
WITH YOUR ABILITY TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSFER, YOU ARE
ENTITLED TO 30%, I
AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE 60%,WHILE THE REMAINING
10% IS TO TAKE CARE
OF ALL INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED BY
BOTH PARTIES DURING
THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
MODUS OPERANDUM:
TO ENABLE US PUT UP CLAIMS AND INVOICE FOR THE PAYMENT
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,
WE REQUIRE THE FOLLOWINGS: YOUR BANKING PARTICULARS,
THE NAME OF YOUR BANK,
YOUR BANK ADDRESS, PHONE, FAX AND ACCOUNT NUMBER; YOUR
PRIVATE PHONE AND
FAX NUMBER TO REACH YOU DURING AND AFTER BUSINESS
HOURS.
THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR JOB DESCRIPTION AND
FOLLOWS UP LETTER
OF CLAIMS THROUGH NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORP0RATION TO THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE FOR ONWARD DESPATCH AND APPROVAL.
IT WILL INTEREST YOU
TO NOTE THAT THE TRANSFER WILL COMMENCE AND BE
COMPLETED WITHIN SEVEN BANK
UPON THE RECEIPT OF THE BANKING INFORMATION.
ENDAEVOUR TO KEEP IT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE WE
ARE CIVIL SERVANTS
SERVING THE PRESENT DEMOCRACTICALLY GOVERNMENT OF OUR
DEAR NATION.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.REPLY WITH THIS
EMALI:hosmanabba@yahoo.com.br
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.HOSMAN ABBA

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