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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: "ENGR.PHILIP" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <philipokafor22@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:15:18 +0100
Subject: FROM ENGR. PHILIP


DEAR,



I AM ENGR. PHILIP OKAFOR A DIRECTOR IN THE PROJECT AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF THE NIGERIA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (NCAA), I HEAD A SEVEN MAN TENDERS BOARD COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF CONTRACT AWARD AND PAYMENT APPROVALS.I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.THERE WERE SERIES OF CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY A CONSORTIUM OF MULTINATIONALS IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY IN FAVOUR OF THE (NCAA) AMONG WHICH WERE;

A) SUPPLIES OF AIRCRAFT ENGINES AND PARTS WORTH $1.3 BILLION

B) CONTRACT FOR TURN AROUND MAINTENANCE (TAM) OF VARIOUS
AVIATION INDUSTRIES IN THE COUNTRY

C) SUPPLY OF A REFUELER TRUCK FOR $950 MILLION

D) SUPPLIES OF COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT WORTH $800 MILLION

E) PURCHASE OF AIRCRAFT EVACUATION EQUIPMENT FOR $1.0 BILLION

F) CONSTRUCTION OF CONTROL TOWER KITS OF ALL THE FOUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY WORTH $975 MILLION

THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF THESE CONTRACTS WAS PURPOSELY OVER INFLATED BY THE TENDERS COMMITTEE WITH THE TUNE OF $20.5M WHICH WE WANT TO TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. ALL THE FIRMS HAVE BEEN PAID ACCORDINGLY. WE HAVE UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT IF YOU/YOUR COMPANY WILL ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY FOR THE FUNDS, THE SHARING WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

30% FOR YOU, 60% FOR THE OFFICIALS .50% OF THE OFFICIALS SHARE WILL BE EXPANDED ON IMPORTATION OF RESALEABLE AIRCRAFT PARTS INTO THE COUNTRY. THIS IS BECAUSE AS CIVIL SERVANTS, WE ARE NOT PERMITTED BY LAW TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT NOR ALLOWED TO HAVE LARGE SUMS OF MONEY IN OUR LOCAL ACCOUNTS CONSIDERING OUR SALARY BASE. 10% TO OFF-SET INCURRED EXPENSES DURING THE TRANSFER BY BOTH PARTIES.

NOTE THAT WE HAVE PUT IN SO MANY YEARS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE AND WOULD NOT LIKE TO FORFEIT OUR PENSIONS, GRATUITIES AND MOST OF ALL, DENT OUR REPUTABLE IMAGE. SO, HANDLE THIS ARRANGEMENT WITH UTMOST SECRECY AND MATURITY CONSIDERING THE CONFIDENTIALITY REPOSED ON YOU IN THIS TRANSACTION. REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL; philipokafor22@gmail.com AND TELEPHONE YOUR NUMBER FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

YOURS SINCERELY

ENGR. PHILIP OKAFOR

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