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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: abbamuhammad@interfree.it
Reply-To: abbamuhammad_npa2007@yahoo.com
Date: 19 Mar 2007 18:11:00 -0000
Subject: URGENTLY NEEDED.


NIGERIA PORTS AUTHORITY
LAGOS PORT COMPLEX,
APAPA QUAYS.
>From the desk of:DR.ABBA MUHAMMAD.

Dear Sir,

RE: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise, since it is
from someone you do not know or have seen before, but based on
recommendations, I gathered from a very reliable source here in
Nigeria.
I am the director, fund coordinator of the Finance Contract Department
of Nigeria Ports Authority. The crux of this letter is that the finance
/ contract department of the NPA deliberatly over-inflated the contract
values of various contract awarded.
In the course of disbursement, my office was able to track down the sum
of US$23.5M as the over invoiced sum. This money is now floating in the
NPA domicilliary account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I and
my colleagues now want to quickly tranfer this fund to a safe nominated
foreign account for possible investment abroad.
We are not allowed as a matter of government policy to operate any
foreign account because of our status as civil / public servants. Hence
the
need to solicit for your full banking details, to enable us transfer
this money into your account.
Upon your acceptance of this proposal, we have also agreed on a sharing
ration:
1. 25% for you as the account owner
2. 65% for I and my colleagues
3. 10% will be set aside to defray all incidental expenses both locally
and internationally during the course of this transaction.
Furthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when the money is
finally in your account and we shall be relying on your advise as
regards to investment of our share. be informed that this business is
genuine and 100% safe considering the high powered government officials
involved.

Send to my E-mail address the following information:
1. Your company name and address, bank name, address and account nu
mber
2. Your telephone and fax number for effective communication
This is to effect the swift transfer of this fund into your account in
less than seven (7) working days.
Contact me strictly on my email address , while looking forward to a
healthy business relationship with you.

Yours faithfully,

DR.ABBA MUHAMMAD.



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