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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Engr.Adu Usman"<slope@myway.com>
Reply-To: kcireal_luv@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:27:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Egnr. Adu Usman


Egnr. Adu UsmanTreasury Controller,Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation{NNPC}. NNPC TOWERS, FCT ABUJA,NIGERIA.

Dear,BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

I am the Treasury Controller, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation {NNPC} and a close associate of the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources.The Minister has mandated me to transfer the sum of US$98 millions recovered from an over-invoiced contracts arwarded in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation [NNPC] into several private account in Europe and United States.A total sum of US$70,000,000.00 has been transferred before the emergence of this present Civilian Administration,leaving the balance of US$28,000,000.00. We have made proper arrangement/documentation to transfer the balance which is retained in a coded account of the NNPC with the Central Bank of Nigeria.We are soliciting that you help us to receive the fund in trust, because, we cannot complete this transaction smoothly without the participation of a foreign partner who would provide an account where the funds could be lodged. Since it is a contract payment, the funds must be remitted to a foreign
account.The remittance of the funds requires little documentation. There is no risk involved on your part in this transaction since the former Minister and I have covered this transaction with adequate contract and external credit documents from the beginning.Note the money is now in NNPC account with Central Bank of Nigeria as money owned by Nigeria government to a foreign contractors who excuted contract in Nigeria,so The bank is awaiting for the contractor to come up with his proves and cliam his money.{all this proves will be provided to you}.What we require from you by e-mail are :

{i} Acceptance letter of this offer.{ii}your name/contact address.{iii} Your company'S name and confidential telephone and fax numbers.{iv} Convincing Honesty, Trustworthiness and Willingness to abide by the requirements of this proposal paramount of which is CONFIDENTIALITY.{v}The bank account paticulars where this money will be transfered into.We have agreed that you will retain 30% of the entire US$28,000,000.00. for your effort in this transaction, 60% for us partners here in Nigeria and the remaining 10% will be used for any defrayal of incidental cost in the course of this transfer.Please reply urgently as we expect that the transaction will not take more than 14 working days.Best regard.Engr.Adu Usman(Treasury Controller NNPC)

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