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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: "Chief Francis Mkpitima umuosume (J.P)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <francisosume@yahoo.co.kr>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 00:05:41 +0100
Subject: For your Information urgent

Chief  Francis  Mkpitima umuosume (J.P)
Chevron Oil Producing,
2 Chevron Drive,
Lekki Peninsula,
Lagos, Nigeria
 
VERY CONFIDENTIAL
 
First, I apologize using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium, I got your contact on my confidential search on the data base of your Country Citizen on the internet, on my quest for a foreign partner and trustee on the claim and joint utilization of an existing contract payment that is existing unclaimed since the year 2003.
 
I am  Chief  Francis  Mkpitima Umuosume (J.P), 55 years of age and the executive Accountant Head of Chevron Oil  Producing  Nigeria  a member of the  control  foreign Procurement and contract allocation Department of this multinational Company.
 
In the year 2003 a contract value of Twelve Million United States Dollars (USD12,000,000:00) was awarded to a foriegn contractof this organization ,on the supply of technical and Petroleum Product drilling equipment, the contract was dully executed accordingly and the contract payment was transferred into the domiciliary bank account of this contractor here in Nigeria , ever since this payment was transferred into the said bank account, the management of this bank has expected the account owner to come up for the routine operation of this account, but this has been impossible on further investigation it was discovered that this contractor died of Asthmatic attack in the year 2003, in the United Kingdom.
 
Since the bank got the information about his death, they have been expecting his next of kin to come up  and lay claim on  this payment  because it cannot be released   unless somebody (a foreigner) applies for it as next of kin, relation or business associate to the deceased, with the recent letter received from the bank and the notification give by the bank to my organization on the arrangement  to have this bank account declared unclaimed as in line with banking guidelines and rules and be transferred into the treasury account of the Government with a 40% commission, I have intervened  by responding to the bank that a foreigner and business associate of the account holder has contacted my office to enquire on this very contract payment.
I have contacted you as a foreigner to stand as my trustee and foreign partner to enable me present you before the bank as the either the business associate or the distant relative of this contractor, to facilitate this fund ownership change in your favour and immediate transfer into your account, pending my visit there in your country for sharing and utilization between us, I also want to reassure you that every step on this fund transfer is free of any risk and it will be carried out under a legitimate process that will protect you from any breach of the law.
 
For this assistance you are going to provide, you will be entitled to 45% of the total amount, 55% will be for me, while 5% is for miscellaneous expenses.
 
This transaction is 100% safe, on your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality it deserves.
 
However, before further details of this laudable transaction will be revealed to you. I must be convinced of your integrity, transparency and honest, so I will require from the following details:-
 
Your name in full.
Your residential Address in full.
Your Mobile (Cell) telephone number.
Tel/Fax Number/
Brief information on your profile, this should include your age, marital status and nature of Job.
 
This is highly, business transaction that requires someone with experience, exposure and more than average means of livelihood. Please treat this transaction as strictly confidential as I am still active with this organization. Forward your response to this my email account:
francisosume@yahoo.co.kr
 
Sincerely,
 
Chief  Francis  Mkpitima Umuosume (J.P).

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