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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: davidomodi@microcamp.com.br
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:07:01 -0200
Subject: ATTENTION SIR/MADAM




FROM THE
DESK OF:
ENGINEER.DAVID
OMODI(THE
ENGINEER)NIGERIA
NATIONAL
PETROLEUM
CORPORATION
(NNPC)OF
FEDERAL
REPUBLIC
OF
NIGERIATEL/FAX:234-8025819EMAIL
CONTACT:davidomodi@excite.com
 ATTENTION:
SIR/MADAM,  
  
MY NAME IS
ENGINEER
DAVID
OMODI,
DIRECTOR
OF
PROCUREMENT
AND
CONTRACT
AWARD
WITH
NIGERIA
NATIONAL
PETROLEUM
CORPORATION
(NNPC) OF
FEDERAL
REPUBLIC
OF
NIGERIA
ON
LOCAL/FOREIGN
CONTRACTS
. IT IS
MY GREAT
PLEASURE
TO WRITE
YOU THIS
MAIL WITH
UTMOSTREGARDS/CONFIDENTIALITY.THOUGH
I BELEIVE
IT WILL
COME TO
YOU AS A
SUPRISE
SINCE
BOTH
PARTIES
HAVE NOT
MET FACE
TO FACE
BEFORE
.PERMIT
ME TO
APOLOGIZE
FOR THE
MEDIUM IN
WHICH YOU
RECEIVE
THIS
PROPOSAL.FUTHERMORE,
THIS
TRANSACTION
IS ALL
ABOUT AN
OVER-INVOICED
CONTRACTS
EXECUTED
BY
FOREIGN
CONTRACTORS
WITH THE
NIGERIA
GOVERMENT.NIGERIA
NATIONAL
PETROLEUM
CORPORATION(NNPC).AS
A MATTER
OF FACT,
A
CONTRACT
WAS
AWARDED
TO A
FORIGN
CONTRACTORS,
AND AFTER
EXECUTING
THE
CONTRACTS,
WITH MY
POSSITION
AS THE
DIRECTOR
OF
CONTRACT
AWARD I
OVER-INVOICED
THE
CONTRACT
SUM TO
THE TUNE
OF
US$15.5M(FIFTEEN
MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED
THOUSAND
UNITED
STATES
DOLLARS).SEQUEL
TO THIS, I
WANT YOU
TO KNOW
THAT THIS
FUNDS IS
STILL IN
THE
CENTRAL
BANK OF
THE
NIGERIA
GOVERNMENT,
I WANT
THIS
FUNDS TO
BE
TRANSFERED
TO A
FOREIGN
ACCOUNT
FOR OUR
OWN USE.I
WISH TO
ASSURE
YOU THAT
WITH YOUR
ASSISTANCE
HAS LAID
DOWN
ARRANGEMENTS,
WE WILL
HAVE A
SMOOTH
TRANSFER
OF THIS
FUNDS TO
YOUR
NOMINATED
BANK
ACCOUNT.THIS
MONEY HAS
BEEN IN
THE
CENTRAL
BANK OF
NIGERIA
FOR TWO
YEARS
NOW, AND
IT IS
UNDER THE
LAW OF
NIGERIA
GOVERNMENT
THAT ANY
MONEY IN
THE
CENTRAL
BANK FOR
THREE
YEARS
WILL BE
RETRIEVED
BACK TO
THE
GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNT.IT
MAY ALSO
INTEREST
YOU TO
KNOW THAT
ALL
MODALITIES
HAS BEEN
PUT IN
PLACE FOR
THE SMOOTH
TRANSFER
OF THIS
FUND TO
YOUR
NOMINATED
BANK
ACCOUNT.
AS SOON
AS ALL
THE VITAL
DOCUMENTS
ARE
SECURE IN
YOUR
NAME/FAVOUR
AS THE
BONIFIDE
BENEFICIARY
OF THE
SAID
FUNDS.AS
CIVIL
SERVANT,I
CANNOT
CLAIM
THIS
MONEY,SINCE
I AM STILL
IN ACTIVE
SERVICEWITH
MY
GOVERNMENT,HENCE
I CONTACT
YOU.AS
FOR THE
SHARING
MODALITIES,I
HAVE
DISCUSSED
WITH MY
COLLEAGUES,WHICH
WE CAME UP
THUS:1.30%
FOR YOU
THE
ACCOUNT
OWNER.2.70%
FOR I AND
MY
COLLEAGUEI
WILL
QUICKLY
REMIND
YOU OF
THE
CONFIDENTLAITY
THIS
TRANSACTION
DEMANDS.IT
WILL BE
FOR THE
NOTICE OF
TWO OF US
ONLY,UNTILL
THE
TRANSACTION
IS FULLY
CONCLUDED.
AND I WILL
KINDLY
APPRECIATE
TO RECEIVE
YOUR
ACCEPTANCE
RESPONSE
IN
REGARDS
TO THIS
PROPOSAL
WITH DUE
RESPECT. YOURS
FAITHFULLY,ENGR.
DAVID
OMODI.EMAIL
CONTACT:davidomodi@excite.com






NB:PLEASE
BE CAREFUL
OF WRONG
PEOPLE
THAT USE
THE
OFFICERS
NAME TO
SEND YOU
MAIL FROM
NIGERIA OK
BY YOU???


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