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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: Dan Kuti <dankuti@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dankuti2012@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 16:05:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear: Sir/madam,


Attention:

Dear Sir/Madam,


I am writing with my personal respect and with regards to your reposed personality as a reliable, trustworthy and God fearing human being. I got your contact through the internet database. In deed I am Mr. Dan Kuti, Nigeria National Petroleum Co-Operation (NNPC) contract award Chairman.




After the recent meeting held in South Africa by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Monetary Inspection Team, ECOWAS Member States Ministers, Directors of Multinational Companies, Bank Chief Executives, Delegates of International Monetary Fund (I.M.F) and that of the World Bank were instructed to pay for contract done with Federal Government of Nigeria by foreign contractors.


Following series of complains and petitions received from foreign contractors, due to the misconduct of banking operation and extortion of fund from foreigners the Federal Government of Nigeria in conjunction with the Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC) chosed to entrust all foreigners contract payment to one of the Nigeria APEX BANK Affiliated bank in AMERICA.



The Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC) deposited the sum of $593 Million for international contract debt settlement in order to rebuild the country international relationship with other foreign countries. I have in position payment files belonging to foreign contractors and sub-contractors with the Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC) that need to be paid for the contract executed and commissioned.



Base on the instruction given to me I want you to know that the sum of $22.3 Million is an over-invoice .This amount of money is an inflated amount to contracts i awarded to foreign contractors for the supply and installation of vandalized oil pipe lines. This amount is floating as unclaimed fund with our American Payment Bank and, I'm soliciting for your foreign assistance to help receive this money as one of our sub-contractor's.



You will be entitled of 35% of the money,60% for me and remaining 5% to offset any incurred expenses. I wish to also inform you that this transaction is risk free. Kindly make this information top secret for security reasons. I intend to resign and come over to your country for further investment after the confirmation of this fund in your account.



Finally, kindly forward this information to me to enable me configures your name in our contract payment database as one of the indebted foreign sub-contractor's. Also to help
secure the necessary documents that will be required to back up your claim.


1: YOUR FULL NAME.
2: RESIDENCE ADDRESS.
3: OCCUPATION.
4: AGE.
5: YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER.


Your reply is needed immediately.


Thanks,
Mr.Dan Kuti.




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