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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: "Mr Musa Ibrahim." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <musaibrahim52@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:33:31 +0100
Subject: PERMISSION TO REMIT US $21 MILLION INTO YOUR COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT.

Mr Musa Ibrahim
The Holy Crescent Mosque
82 Ago Palace Way, Okota - Isolo
Lagos - Nigeria
Phone -234-07040490905,
FAX 234 8088856838.

Email:musaibrahim52@hotmail.com

Assalamalaikum,

PERMISSION TO REMIT US $21 MILLION INTO YOUR COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT.
It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a transaction involving the
transfer of US $21,000,000.00 (twenty one million US dollars) only into a
foreign account for safe keeping pending my arrival with my colleagues for the
sharing with you as the account owner into which the money is remitted. I am an
accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Lagos and
this money originated from over-invoiced contract executed for the corporation
some years back. This contract has long been completed by a foreign firm and the
contractor duly paid. I now seek if you would permit the surplus to be remitted
into your account.


As a matter of fact, we are top government officials and we cannot come out
openly to claim this amount. This is why we are looking for a competent and
honest company or individual abroad whose documents would be tendered by us here
in Nigeria as one of the contractors that executed the project. However, I would
wish to receive your personal assurance that you would not sit on the money when
it goes into your account. More importantly, you keep confidential this
transaction, in order not to tarnish the confidence repose in the officials
involved in this transaction.


To effect this transfer, I therefore request the following: YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER,
THE NAME OF YOUR BANK WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO AND ALSO YOUR
PRIVATE FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION. So far, after due
consultations, you were strongly and reliably recommended to us although we have
not met or entered into any kind of contract with you before as to know the
extent of your honesty, but based on the recommendation, I personally want to
believe that you are honest enough and would not sit on the money if finally got
into your account. It is on this note that I consider it proper to write you
asking for your permission and support to transfer this amount into your
account.


You should not fear any risk because I have concluded arrangement to safe guard
you in the transaction. This business is 100% risk free. Hence it requires high
level of confidence and secrecy. Meanwhile this is the breakdown of the sharing
modalities: (A). 10% WILL BE USED TO SETTLE TRANSFER CHARGES AND LEGAL
PROTOCOLS. (B). 30% IS FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT. (C). 60% OF IT WILL BE FOR US THE
ORIGINATORS. Be informed that on completion of this business I will use part of
my money to invest in your country under your care. Please note that the
transfer operation will take seven to ten working days to be completed. Please
contact me by the above mobile phone, e-mail or fax number. PHONE
234-07040490905, FAX 234 8088856838.

Thanks
Mr Musa Ibrahim.

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