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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: "FRANKIE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <emma_obas1960@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 07:51:03 -0700
Subject: CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE


FROM THE DESK OF FRANKIE MOI

CHAIRMAN, CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE (CRC)

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT,

HERBERT MACAULAY WAY, GARKI, ABUJA.

TEL; +234 754 5462 2



INFLATED CONTRACT SUM



I am Dr. FRANKIE MOI, a director in Nigeria National

Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Chairman, Contract Review

Committee (CRC). We were selected to review the corporation's contracts

awards as anomalies were noticed in the company.

In the course of our findings, we identified some irregularities

to awardees and with the powers invested in us, we have the

Authority to verify and correct these anomalies.

We also found that contracts were inflated up to the tune

of fifty-five million dollars ($55million US Dollars) and

till this very moment no body has come up for it.

Members of the committee have agreed to source for

a reputable client whom we will present as a contractor to

the tune of the above figure to claim the sum. In that vain

we have contacted you after all verifications and clarifications..



REQUIREMENTS

1. Your company letterhead, which we will use to regularize you as

the contractor and beneficiary to the fund
i. Your company Name and Telephone Number

2. Your Bank Account details were the funds will be lodged into.
i. Full Bank Name
ii. Full Bank Address

Please do send proper your contact telephone numbers and

Fax and possible other e-mail contact address.

All things been equal, this transaction will take

(10) working days to conclude if we act as required as

all machineries have been put in place to achieve these

Life-saving venture.



The sharing ratio is 30% for you while we have 60%

and 10% for exigencies in the course of the transaction.

We have had an instance when we remitted such huge

amount that was taken away by one Sam Wade of 1000

Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC20585 but has relocated

to an unknown address.



CONCLUSION

Please give your 100% loyalty to this esteemed

transaction and at the end we will meet as friends

and business partners.

Thanking you for your anticipated co operation so.

Regards,

Dr. Frankie Moi

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