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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: "ray umar" <ray_umar_a14@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ray_umar_2010@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 09:42:19 +0000
Subject: NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION


NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM COOPERATIONS
RAY UMAR FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION
PLEASE REPLY TO:ray_umar_2010@yahoo.com.hk

DEAR SIR/MA,


MY NAME IS RAY UMAR.I AM THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLUEM CO-OPERATIONS (NNPC) .I RESIDES IN THE NNPC, QUARTERS,
VICTORIA GARDEN CITY, LAGOS, NIGERIAN I CAME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS IN MY CAREFULL SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER
(A FRIEND AS WELL) THAT WILL
ASSIST AND HELP ME TRANSFER MY MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY AND THEREAFTER WE
DISCUSS THE INVESTMENT TO DO WITH THE MONEY AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE
PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT BY THE GRACE OF GOD HOWEVER, I HAVE FOUND YOU
WORTHY OF THIS TRANSACTION AFTER MY CAREFULL THOUGHT .

AS THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM
COOPERATIONS (NNPC), I OVERSAW THE MINING, REFINING, DISTRIBUTING,
EXPORTATIONS AND IMPORTATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL AS YOU ARE AWARE,
NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE
NIGERIAN REVENUE AS A RESULT OF BOOM IN THE NIGERIAN OIL SECTOR ACCOMPANIED
BY THE RISE IN THE GLOBAL OIL PRICE.

I USED MY POSITION TO ACCUMULATE US$25,000,000.OO (TWENTY FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A BANK. WITH REFERENCE TO THE
ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN NIGERIA COUPLE WITH THE DISTURBING OF E.F.C.C SET
UP BY OUR PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO TO LOOK INTO PASS GOVERNMENT
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT, INFACT THE MONEY OR INVESTMENT IS NOT SECURED HERE IN
NIGERIA, I HEREBY REQUEST YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS
US$20,000,000.00(TWENTY MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR COUNTRY SO
THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AND INVEST THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN YOUR
COUNTRY.

WE SHALL ALSO DISCUSS IN DETAILS HOW WE WILL COMMIT OURSEVLES IN THE
INVESTMENT AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT.

I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT WE
BEGIN THE BUSINESS IN EARNEST. MY FAMILY LAWYER; JUSTICE MUSTAPHA AKANBI
WILL ALSO ASSIST US TO FACILATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS US$20,000,000.00 INTO
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,I WILL LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT
CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL WE START IT IN EARNEST.I WILL GIVE YOU A 20%
GRATIFICATION AS SOON AS THIS
US$20,000,000.00 IS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,I WILL ALSO REFUND YOU
ALL THE MONEY YOU WILL SPEND IN THE COURSE OF TRANSFERING THIS
US$20,000,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL, LET ME
HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE KNOW THE NEXT LINE OF ACTION AS REGARDS THIS
INVESTMENT PROJECT, PLEASE I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU ON YOUR RECEIPT
OF THIS MAIL.REMEMBER TO GIVE ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN YOUR REPLY
FOR EASY COMMUNICATIONS.CONTACT ME BY EMAIL ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS
MAIL:(ray_umar_2010@yahoo.com.hk) SO THAT WE DISCUSS MORE ABOUT OUR
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR COUNTRY AS I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

REMAIN BLESSED, BEST REGARDS RAY UMAR
(FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATIONS
N.N.P.C)
RAY UMAR FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION

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