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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: tom bello <t_bello094@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <tom_bello_2004@yahoo.it>
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 02:21:57 +0000
Subject: URGENT



NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATIONSDR.TOM BELLO FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTORNIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATIONEAR SIR,MY NAME IS DR, TOM BELLO .I AM THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTORNIGERIAN 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 AREPUTABLE AND RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER (A FRIEND AS WELL) THAT WILLASSIST AND HELP ME TRANSFER MY MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY AND THEREAFTERWE DISCUSS THE INVESTMENT TO DO WITH THE MONEY AND THELIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT BY THE GRACE OF GODHOWEVER, I HAVE FOUND YOU WORTHY OF THIS TRANSACTION AFTER MYCAREFULL THOUGHT .
AS THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEMCOOPERATIONS (NNPC), I OVERSAW THE MINING, REFINING, DISTRIBUTING,EXPORTATIONS AND IMPORTATIONS OF THE NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL AS YOU AREAWARE, NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE NIGERIAN REVENUE AS A RESULT OF BOOM IN THE NIGERIAN OIL SECTORACCOMPANIED BY THE RISE IN THE GLOBAL OIL PRICE.
I USED MY POSITION TO ACCUMULATE US$25,000,000.OO (TWENTY FIVEMILLION 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 YOURCOUNTRY SO THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AND INVEST THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVEBUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY.
WE SHALL ALSO DISCUSS IN DETAILS HOW WE WILL COMMIT OURSEVLES IN THEINVESTMENT AND THE LIKELY SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE INVESTMENT.I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY SO THATWE BEGIN THE BUSINESS IN EARNEST. MY FAMILY LAWYER; JUSTICE MUSTAPHAAKANBI WILL ALSO ASSIST US TO FACILATE THE TRANSFER OF THISUS$20,000,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
I WILL LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL WESTART IT IN EARNEST.I WILL GIVE YOU A 20% GRATIFICATION AS SOON ASTHIS 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 OFTRANSFERING THIS US$20,000,000.00 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. ON YOURRECEIPT OF THIS MAIL, LET ME HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE KNOW THE NEXTLINE OF ACTION AS REGARDS THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT.
PLEASE I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THISMAIL.REMEMBER TO GIVE ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN YOUR REPLY FOREASY COMMUNICATIONS.CONTACT ME BY EMAIL ON YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL:SO THAT WE DISCUSS MORE ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP IN YOURCOUNTRY. AS I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
REMAIN BLESSED, BEST REGARDS DR, TOM BELLO(FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUMCO-OPERATIONS N.N.P.C) DR. TOM BELLO FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTORNIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION.
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