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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: "M.A AKODARE" <Wed4money14@w4d382xgk.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <arokodare_nnpc_ng@live.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:43:27 +0100
Subject: ATTN: MD/CEO,

 
 
ATTN: MD/CEO,
 
 
Although this mail might come to you as a surprise, since it is from someone you do not know or seen before, but base upon recommendation I gathered about your person, I had to contact you for your assistance to transfer fund into your account. I am the Director, Funds Co-ordinator of the Finance/Contract Department of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). My office is also saddled with the responsibility of screening, categorization and prioritisation of projects embarked upon by (NNPC) as well as feasibility studies for selected projects and supervising the projects consultants involved.
 
A breakdown of the fiscal expenditure by this office as at the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of 2006 indicates that the NNPC paid out a whooping sum of US$736M (Seven Hundred and Thirty Six Million, United States Dollars) to successful contract beneficiaries. The NNPC is now compiling beneficiaries to be paid at the second-fiscal quarter of 2009.The crux of this letter is that the finance/contract department of the NNPC deliberately over-inflated the contract value of the various contracts awarded.
 
In the course of disbursement, this department has been able to track down the sum of US$23.5M (Twenty Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) as the over-invoiced sum. This money is now lying and floating in the NNPC domiciliary account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). My colleagues and I now want to quickly transfer this fund to a safe nominate foreign account for possible investment abroad. We are not allowed as a matter of government policy to operate any foreign account because of our status as civil/public servants. Hence the need to solicit for your full Banking details to enable us Transfer this money into your account on Swift Code.
 
We have also evolved a sharing formula as follows: -
 
(1) 30% for the foreign account owner which is you. (2) 65% for my colleagues and I (3) 5% will be set aside to defray all expenses both locally and internationally during the course of this transaction. Furthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when the money is finally in your account and we shall be relying on your advice as regards to investment of our share. Be informed that, this business is genuine and 100% safe considering the high-powered government officials involved.
 
Send by email / fax the following information: - YOUR COMPANY NAME, ADDRESS, BANK NAME, BANK ADDRESS, ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. This is to effect the Swift Transfer of this fund into your account in less than Seven (7) working days. Contact me immediately on my email: arokodare_nnpc_ng@live.com while looking forward to a healthy business relationship with you.
 
 
Sincerely,
 
M.A AKODARE
DIRECTOR FINANCE
Email; arokodare_nnpc_ng@live.com
 

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