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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: "Enrg Usman Musa" <usmanmusa01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usmanmusa53@live.com
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:59:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Work With Us!!!

Attn: Sir/Madam,

Though i have not considered this medium to be the best manner to have
approached you on this issue being that the internethas been greatly
abused over the recent years and is very unsecured for information of
vital importance.

I have decided to take the chance seeing that no other means could have
been faster and more efficient than the E-mail. I write to you
irrespective of the fact that you do not know me, but please do consider
this letter as a request from a partner in dire need of your assistance.

I want to introduce myself and this business proposal to you. I am Enrg
Usman Musa the Group Executive Director, Finance and Accounting in the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and I head a seven-man
tenders committee in charge of Foreign/Expatriate Contract. I am in search
for a key person to handle a very confidential transaction based on
unflinching trust as we have not met before.

This transaction involves the transfer of huge sum of foreign exchange
(the United States Dollars) to a foreign account.

There were a series of contracts executed by a Consortium of
Multinationals in the oil industry in favor of NNPC among which are: (1)
The expansion and rehabilitation of the ageing pipeline network within
Nigeria for crude oil and down stream products
distribution and evacuation -US$9 Billion.

(2) Contracts for the Turn around Maintenance (TAM) of the four epileptic
refineries in the country.

(3) The construction of more storage tanks and maintenance and servicing
of old ones for Petroleum Products Storage (Depots) - US$90 Million.

(4) The construction of Escravos Gas Production Offshore facility.

The original value of these contracts was deliberately over-invoiced in
the sum of USD Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand ($15,500,000.00) by
this committee (CRPAC) during the awards of the various contract. This sum
($15,500,000.00) has now been approved for payment by this committee
(CRPAC) and is now ready to be transferred by the Contract Paying Bank In
Nigeria to the account of any individual and or company which the CRPAC
presents as the beneficiary, since the company that actually executed
these contracts has been fully paid their fund and the projects have been
officially commissioned.

Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount
to your account for subsequent disbursement on our behalf, since we as
civil servants and we are also serving in a sensitive foreign payment
approval committee (CRPAC) are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau
(Civil Service Laws) from opening or operating foreign account and or
dealing in foreign exchange in our names. Needless to say, the trust
reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed to
offer you 30% of the transferred sum, while 5% shall be set aside for
incidental expenses (internal and external) accrued between the parties in
the course of the transaction. The balance will be used to purchase some
agricultural equipments and some tractors from your country for
importation back to my country. You must however note that this
transaction is subject to the following terms and conditions: {A) Our
conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence
{B) That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality
(C) That you have an unflinching trust in us, and our ability to complete
all official processes with your co-operation.

(D) That the funds would be transferred to an ordinary account which you
have total control over.

Modalities have been worked out (secretly) at the highest levels of the
relevant government departments involved and the Paying Bank for the
immediate transfer of funds within 14 working days subject to your
satisfaction of the above stated terms. Our assurance is that your role is
risk-free. To accord this transaction the legality it deserves and for
mutual
security of the fund, the whole approval procedures will be officially and
legally processed with your name or the name of any company you may
nominate as the real beneficiary, as in an ideal situation. It is
imperative that you bear in mind that having put in 30 years in the
service of the government; I am averse to having my image and career
dented.

This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and urgency.
Kindly expedite action by contacting me on my e-mail address, indicating
your interest in this transaction. For swift response to your reply,
kindly indicate your fax and telephone numbers clearly so that I can
explain further, especially by fax. I am urgently waiting your reply as
payment to foreign contractors is usually made on quarterly basis. All i
want is to move this fund out of Nigeria to your country.

I would appreciate you respond to me through my personal email for
security reasons:
usmanmusa53@live.com

Yours faithfully,

Enrg Usman Musa
Group Executive Director,
Finance and Accounting, NNPC
usmanmusa53@live.com
www.nnpcgroup.com/corporate-profile/nnpc-management

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