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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" <bubam@myway.com>
Reply-To: b_ma55@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:33:47 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Fr Maruwas Desk


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL PLEASEBUBA MARUWANNPC, IKOYILagos- Nigeria Attention: President/CEO, PROPOSAL FOR TRANSFER OF TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDREDTHOUSAND US DOLLARS (US$20.5M) TO YOUR ACCOUNT. I am contacting based on the recomendation byour export promotioncouncil. Its based on my conviction that you are reliable andtrustworthy in business transaction was the main conviction thatcompelled me to solicit for your support in this deal. I am the Financial Controller of the Nigerian National PetroleumCorporation (NNPC) Lagos, Nigeria and Secretary to the ContractAward Committee of my Ministry. In collaboration with my colleagues,we have agreed to transfer out of the Country through Central Bankof Nigeria (CBN) some amount and we will later reinvest it abroadafter the success of this transaction. The amount involved is TwentyMillion, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$20,500,000.00). This is as a result of over inflated amount of a contract. Thecontract has been already executed
and the original contractorhad collected his full and final payment. In as much as thiscontract was awarded toa Foreign Contractor and the paymentin dollars, we nowneed a Foreign firm that will present itselfas the contractor for this amount of Twenty Million,Five HundredThousand US Dollars (US$20,500,000.00) and then the fund will betransferred into your account. Since we do not want to use the orginal contractor in applying forthe payment, because the Contractor is not aware of thisover-invoiced sum. Therefore, I as the Financial Controller wastold to write you by my colleagues and see to the success of theremittance immediately, you will however, be required to furnishus with these necessary informations. 1.Your personal phone and fax number for easy communication2.Name and Address of your Bank, Phone, Fax and Telex numbers3. Your Account number where this money will lodged into. It couldbe personal or corporate These information will enable us put APPLICATION OF CLAIM for
therelease of this money from concerned Government Agencies and it willlast for tenworking days. For your assistance we have agreed thatthe 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 havebeen concluded for the success of this transaction. I wait your respmseor you reply to b_ma55@hotmail.com Yours faithfully, Buba Maruwa

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