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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: officefile2012 <webmaster@daelimins.com>
Reply-To: <p.p.p.r.afile@postafiok.hu>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:50:51 +0530
Subject: Hello!! Are You There????

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRICING REGULATORY AGENCY (PPPRA)
APPROVED CONTRACT PAYMENT FILE
NO:DKM/HT/0732/EX48T/NNPC/PPPRA

Attention: Beneficiary,

My name is Mr Peterside Dakuku the current chairman on Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) is an agency of the government of Nigeria established in 2003 to among other responsibilities, monitor and regulate the supply and distribution, and determine the prices of petroleum products in Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in Abuja, Nigeria. I received a letter of change of ownership today from one Mr Kerri V. Dean of # 1201 Patterson Ave. #25 Earle, AR 72331 Arkansas, USA, stating that the contract valued Seventeen Million, Fifty Four Thousand United State Dollars ($17,054,000.00) your company executed few years ago for supply of vessels for offloading of crude oil into our oil refinery depots in the year 2003 and 2008 ,should now be paid into this bank account bearing his name.

Account Name: Mr Kerri V. Dean
Receivers Account #:1000074550764
Route #: 061000104/Ach Code: SNTRUS34

It is stated in the said letter that you are now (late) and that he is your next of kin, he went further to state that you indeed signed an agreement with him to be your beneficiary before your untimely death, after a long protracted illness.

He did not provide any power of attorney to prove his claims. I therefore asked him to come back next week, and this was to enable me buy out more time to try and see if i can get in contact with you to verify how genuine his claims are and if indeed it was with your consent.And if after seven working days, no response is received from you, it will be assumed or presumed that indeed you are dead and as such authorization and payment will be granted on his behalf.

But if you are well and alive please then respond on receipts of this email and re-confirm your personal information and how you want the said fund to be paid to you without further delay. This is on the order and resolution of the President and the Senate House of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Send your responses to this email address (p.p.p.r.afile@postafiok.hu)

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Waiting to hear from you immediately.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Peterside Dakuku
Phone: (+2348027116624)

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