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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: "YARADUA YARADUA"<yaraduayaradua2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <yaraduayaradua111@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:15:23 -0700
Subject: HELLO

Dear Sir/Madam,

Be inform that I am interested in doing business with
your company based on your personal profile that I
read through the internet, I would have prefer we meet
in person in furtherance to our business discussion. I
am M. A. AROKODARE, the Account Manager of COMD (CRUDE
OIL MARKETING DIVISION), a subsidiary of Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Am in the position to transfer the sum of TWENTY FIVE
MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS, as a director in the
NNPC I need someone whom I can trust. As soon as the
fund get to your account I shall be coming to your
country for the sharing. Please note that these is not
a fraudulent fund and are not drug related funds as
well these money came as a result of the rise in
petroleum price world wide under my department and as
the director in charge of COMD.

I was able to fiscally safe this fund in the
government account. This funds will be transfer out to
your account as contract funds and we are presenting
your company as one which has done a contract with the
COMD. Note also that it will be presented to you as an
honest fund as all the paper work will be done to
cover the transfer as being legitimately belonging to
your company.

As a director under the NNPC and as a civil servant
our constitutional does not allow me to operate a
foreign account these was just why I have to contact
you. I beg you to cover my identity and help me in
achieving this long life dream. All am sincerely
asking from you is to providing the following details
in which we shall me needing to execute the transfer
successfully.

1)Your company name and address as that which i shall
register as the contracting company.

2)Your Bank name and address including the beneficiary
account where the fund will be wired
into.

3)Your Private telephone and fax number were I can
reach you.

Once I receive this details I will then register your
company here as that which has successfully completed
the contract and the owner of the fund legally under
our law. Every document will be legally prepare making
the transaction an honest deal and exonerate your
company from any risk in any form, the document will
be confirming that your company has been in existing
and doing business in my country for over the pass 4
years as all the papers will be back dated to protect
your company. Sharing Method: Account owner (You) 40%,
we the beneficiary 60%, reply to me urgently through
my email address with all the details that I needed to
commence the transaction. Note that I have not
contacted any body on these matters except you for
security reasons.

Yours truly,

M. A. AROKODARE
Account Manager,
Crude Oil Marketing Division (NNPC)


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