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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: "francis okadigbo" <francis_okadigbo@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:35:15 +0100
Subject: Memo

Francis Okadigbo
LAGOS - NIGERIA
Email:malik_usman01@myway.com
Attention: The Managing Director / CEO

Request for urgent confidential business relationship
Re: Transfer of USD $31.5M dollars into your nominated bank account.
After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward to you this
business proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer
the sum of thirty one million five hundred thousand Us dollars (31.5M) into
His / Her account.

This fund resulted from an over in voice 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 has been paid their dues for the contract. W e are left
with the balance of thirty one million five hundred thousand U S dollars as
the over invoice amount which we deliberately over estimated for our use.
Under our protocol division, as civil servants it is forbidden to own or
operate foreign accounts. This is why I have to contact you for assistance.
We had agreed share the money as follows:

1. 30% for your (Account Owner)
2. 60% for us
3. 10% for miscellaneous expenses incurred in the cost of these
transactions.

I am the executive chairman tenders board committee of the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This transaction is 100% risk free but
strictly confidential. We the NNPC officials involved have put in many years
of services to our ministry. This is our time opportunity we cannot afford
to miss.


To get this fund transaction into your nominated bank account, you have to
present an international business out fit and consequent upon your
indication of interest to fully assist us in this transaction. You are
advised to send to us with the following information's by fax or email

1. Your Bankers details and address
2. Your banker's telephone, faxes and telex number
3. Your private telephone and fax numbers or email for easy communication
4. The name of the beneficiary of the account.

The above information's will enable us to seek for approvals of the fund
from concerned quarters within 3-4 banking days and the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be faxed
immediately to you for completion. You may be required to sign the fund
release authority. Upon your account confirmation that the money has hit
you're nominated bank account. My colleagues and I will come to your country
for disbursement of fund. These will only take 14 working days. Let honesty
be our watchword through this transaction. As you're prompt reply will be
highly appreciated.Alternative mail response (malikusman@sify.com)
Yours faithfully
ALHAJI MALIK USMAN
LAGOS - NIGERIA
Email:malik_usman01@myway.com
Attention: The Managing Director / CEO

Request for urgent confidential business relationship
Re: Transfer of USD $31.5M dollars into your nominated bank account.
After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward to you this
business proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer
the sum of thirty one million five hundred thousand Us dollars (31.5M) into
His / Her account.

This fund resulted from an over in voice 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 has been paid their dues for the contract. W e are left
with the balance of thirty one million five hundred thousand U S dollars as
the over invoice amount which we deliberately over estimated for our use.
Under our protocol division, as civil servants it is forbidden to own or
operate foreign accounts. This is why I have to contact you for assistance.
We had agreed share the money as follows:

1. 30% for your (Account Owner)
2. 60% for us
3. 10% for miscellaneous expenses incurred in the cost of these
transactions.

I am the executive chairman tenders board committee of the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This transaction is 100% risk free but
strictly confidential. We the NNPC officials involved have put in many years
of services to our ministry. This is our time opportunity we cannot afford
to miss.


To get this fund transaction into your nominated bank account, you have to
present an international business out fit and consequent upon your
indication of interest to fully assist us in this transaction. You are
advised to send to us with the following information's by fax or email

1. Your Bankers details and address
2. Your banker's telephone, faxes and telex number
3. Your private telephone and fax numbers or email for easy communication
4. The name of the beneficiary of the account.

The above information's will enable us to seek for approvals of the fund
from concerned quarters within 3-4 banking days and the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be faxed
immediately to you for completion. You may be required to sign the fund
release authority. Upon your account confirmation that the money has hit
you're nominated bank account. My colleagues and I will come to your country
for disbursement of fund. These will only take 14 working days. Let honesty
be our watchword through this transaction. As you're prompt reply will be
highly appreciated.Alternative mail response (malikusman@sify.com)
Yours faithfully
Francis Okadigbo
LAGOS - NIGERIA
Email:malik_usman01@myway.com
Attention: The Managing Director / CEO

Request for urgent confidential business relationship
Re: Transfer of USD $31.5M dollars into your nominated bank account.
After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward to you this
business proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer
the sum of thirty one million five hundred thousand Us dollars (31.5M) into
His / Her account.

This fund resulted from an over in voice 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 has been paid their dues for the contract. W e are left
with the balance of thirty one million five hundred thousand U S dollars as
the over invoice amount which we deliberately over estimated for our use.
Under our protocol division, as civil servants it is forbidden to own or
operate foreign accounts. This is why I have to contact you for assistance.
We had agreed share the money as follows:

1. 30% for your (Account Owner)
2. 60% for us
3. 10% for miscellaneous expenses incurred in the cost of these
transactions.

I am the executive chairman tenders board committee of the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This transaction is 100% risk free but
strictly confidential. We the NNPC officials involved have put in many years
of services to our ministry. This is our time opportunity we cannot afford
to miss.


To get this fund transaction into your nominated bank account, you have to
present an international business out fit and consequent upon your
indication of interest to fully assist us in this transaction. You are
advised to send to us with the following information's by fax or email

1. Your Bankers details and address
2. Your banker's telephone, faxes and telex number
3. Your private telephone and fax numbers or email for easy communication
4. The name of the beneficiary of the account.

The above information's will enable us to seek for approvals of the fund
from concerned quarters within 3-4 banking days and the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be faxed
immediately to you for completion. You may be required to sign the fund
release authority. Upon your account confirmation that the money has hit
you're nominated bank account. My colleagues and I will come to your country
for disbursement of fund. These will only take 14 working days. Let honesty
be our watchword through this transaction. As you're prompt reply will be
highly appreciated.Alternative mail response (malikusman@sify.com)
Yours faithfully
ALHAJI MALIK USMAN
LAGOS - NIGERIA
Email:malik_usman01@myway.com
Attention: The Managing Director / CEO

Request for urgent confidential business relationship
Re: Transfer of USD $31.5M dollars into your nominated bank account.
After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward to you this
business proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer
the sum of thirty one million five hundred thousand Us dollars (31.5M) into
His / Her account.

This fund resulted from an over in voice 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 has been paid their dues for the contract. W e are left
with the balance of thirty one million five hundred thousand U S dollars as
the over invoice amount which we deliberately over estimated for our use.
Under our protocol division, as civil servants it is forbidden to own or
operate foreign accounts. This is why I have to contact you for assistance.
We had agreed share the money as follows:

1. 30% for your (Account Owner)
2. 60% for us
3. 10% for miscellaneous expenses incurred in the cost of these
transactions.

I am the executive chairman tenders board committee of the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This transaction is 100% risk free but
strictly confidential. We the NNPC officials involved have put in many years
of services to our ministry. This is our time opportunity we cannot afford
to miss.


To get this fund transaction into your nominated bank account, you have to
present an international business out fit and consequent upon your
indication of interest to fully assist us in this transaction. You are
advised to send to us with the following information's by fax or email

1. Your Bankers details and address
2. Your banker's telephone, faxes and telex number
3. Your private telephone and fax numbers or email for easy communication
4. The name of the beneficiary of the account.

The above information's will enable us to seek for approvals of the fund
from concerned quarters within 3-4 banking days and the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be faxed
immediately to you for completion. You may be required to sign the fund
release authority. Upon your account confirmation that the money has hit
you're nominated bank account. My colleagues and I will come to your country
for disbursement of fund. These will only take 14 working days. Let honesty
be our watchword through this transaction. As you're prompt reply will be
highly appreciated.Alternative mail response (malikusman@sify.com)
Yours faithfully
ALHAJI MALIK USMAN
LAGOS - NIGERIA
Email:malik_usman01@myway.com
Attention: The Managing Director / CEO

Request for urgent confidential business relationship
Re: Transfer of USD $31.5M dollars into your nominated bank account.
After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward to you this
business proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer
the sum of thirty one million five hundred thousand Us dollars (31.5M) into
His / Her account.

This fund resulted from an over in voice 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 has been paid their dues for the contract. W e are left
with the balance of thirty one million five hundred thousand U S dollars as
the over invoice amount which we deliberately over estimated for our use.
Under our protocol division, as civil servants it is forbidden to own or
operate foreign accounts. This is why I have to contact you for assistance.
We had agreed share the money as follows:

1. 30% for your (Account Owner)
2. 60% for us
3. 10% for miscellaneous expenses incurred in the cost of these
transactions.

I am the executive chairman tenders board committee of the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This transaction is 100% risk free but
strictly confidential. We the NNPC officials involved have put in many years
of services to our ministry. This is our time opportunity we cannot afford
to miss.


To get this fund transaction into your nominated bank account, you have to
present an international business out fit and consequent upon your
indication of interest to fully assist us in this transaction. You are
advised to send to us with the following information's by fax or email

1. Your Bankers details and address
2. Your banker's telephone, faxes and telex number
3. Your private telephone and fax numbers or email for easy communication
4. The name of the beneficiary of the account.

The above information's will enable us to seek for approvals of the fund
from concerned quarters within 3-4 banking days and the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be faxed
immediately to you for completion. You may be required to sign the fund
release authority. Upon your account confirmation that the money has hit
you're nominated bank account. My colleagues and I will come to your country
for disbursement of fund. These will only take 14 working days. Let honesty
be our watchword through this transaction. As you're prompt reply will be
highly appreciated.Alternative mail response (malikusman@sify.com)
Yours faithfully
Francis Okadigbo

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