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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: ADAMS WILLIAMS <adam01_2@msn.com>
Reply-To: <musa.ibrahim69@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:43:36 +0000
Subject: Re: OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT OF USD 68 M ON CONTRACT #:
NNPC/PED/9753/2004



PRESIDENCY
CLAIMS VERIFICATION PANEL

International Payment Department
PRESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, LAGOS LIASON OFFICE

Attention: Date: 05/03/2009

Re: OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT OF USD 68 M ON CONTRACT #: NNPC/PED/9753/2004
We hereby bring to your notice that this office is for verification and clarifications before the release have reviewed your outstanding contract payment with the federal Government of Nigeria.

However, without wasting much time, I have personally carried out investigation of this payment to all ministries and government prostates concern and from my findings it is clear that you never executed any contract here neither are you the next of kin to the afore mentioned beneficiary.
>From all available evidence, we can understand that some top officials are involved with you to get this payment into your nominated bank account for the reasons best known to them.

>From my observation, I understand that you have spent lots of money on this transaction but could not realize your obligation.
I understand that this, because there is no way you can procure the documents seen in this payment file and change them to your name without spending fortunes. Your partners actually did a very good job but were unable to complete it for one reason or the other.
If not for our thorough investigation, I could not have found out this truth, which I believe will take, you time to believe, but you have to because you cannot realize your objective without my signatory.

Having gone through the payment file carefully, I decided to contact you for us to complete this deal and have the money since I am in position to approve the payment for the Present Government.
For your understanding, the site map and the contract Fund ownership report are not on your name. We can work together to have the money, as I will perfect all the documentation exercise to enable the Federal Government Approve the Payment on your behalf.
I will be very glad to have 40% of the total sum as soon as you confirm the money in your account while you have 60%.
If you accept this, kindly get back to me so that we can prepare an agreement to ascertain that we are partners in this deal
Once I receive your reply, we shall require 10 banking days to make progress in this business.

Thanks for anticipated cooperation.

Musa IBRAHIM.

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