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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: N.N.P.C NIGERIA <em_uchee3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <emmanuel_uche4@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:33:50 +0100
Subject: ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR



NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION COMPUTER/TELEX DEPARTMENTCONTRACT AWARD DIVISION7, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island - LagosTEL:2348026139126E-mail: emmanuel_uche1@yahoo.comFROM THE DEST OF PAY-MASTER-GENERAL, NNPC DATE: 16TH JUNE,2007ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTORI am writing officially to you based on the mandate of the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Jackson Gius Obaseki, regarding the inability of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other top Government Agencies to release your long over-due contract fund. You are required to furnish this office with your correct and complete information, including your receiving bank details. Also you have to include the Tel, Fax and Telex Numbers of your bank. However, why have you not received your contract fund since you completed the awarded contract with the Federal Government of Nigeria? In any case, we want to make sure that all approved foreign contractors received their funds. As it is now, you have to come down to Abuja, Nigeria in person with your Contractor?s Identification Card (CIC) to sign a Certificate of Indemnity, to enable your entire contract fund get released immediately. You are not paying money to anybody in Nigeria in order to get your fund release. You should know what you have suffered in the pursuit of your fund in the past; therefore, I would not want you to undergo that process again. Based on this, you have to come down to Abuja to sign this Certificate of Indemnity, which is the only thing you are required to do, and get your fund release into the bank account you will nominate. Again, you have to stop any further communication whatsoever with anybody to enable me get your fund transferred because a lot of them have tarnished the image of this Corporation (NNPC). Meanwhile, it is due to the wrong hands you have been dealing with in the past, you were unable to receive your contract fund. Once more, I am sorry for the past inconveniences caused to you. However, you have to contact me immediately via the above Tel/Fax No. For further directives. Endevour to call me immediately you recieve this message with the phone no:2348026139126 and also send an email with the address:emmanuel_uche1@yahoo.comRemain blessed and best of luck.REV. (DR.) EMMANUEL UCHEPAYMASTER GENERAL, NNPC.
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