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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: "Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke" <info@nnpc.org>
Reply-To: minister.alisonmadueke@terra.com
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:19:57 +0300
Subject: Foreign Trustee, We Are Soliciting Your Utmost Confidentiality And Trust To
Handle This Business.

From: the disk of:
Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke
Minister of Petroleum Resources
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Date: 15th August; 2013

Dear Foreign Trustee,

With due respect, I am Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke the Minister of
Petroleum Resources; Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Federal
Republic of Nigeria. I came across your contact through US Chamber of
Commence why searching for reliable person who can be able to handle this
business with us.

I, my colleagues in the Ministry, the Honorable Group Managing Director of
NNPC realized the sun of $98million Dollars from the Excess Crude Oil
Allocation Contract Awarded to a Russian Foreign Firm in 2003 which we
deliberately over invoiced to the tune of $98million. Meanwhile, the
Russian foreign firm to whom this contract was awarded to has been dully
paid by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in 2008 leaving
behind our over invoiced sum which is laying unclaimed in NNPC Excess Crude
Oil Account which I and my colleagues are in charge of the managements.

Precisely, the Constitutional Ethics of the Nigerian Constitution band we
civil savant from operating foreign account hence we are seeking for your
sincere cordial relationship to draw out approval release of this fund to
be transferred into your personal or company account aboard since we are
not authorized to owned Foreign Account of our own. If found interesting
working with us, that means we shall draw an approval release of the said
fund in your personal or company name as the contractor that completed this
contract with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) entitled to
receive the above fund as we file the approval to the Accountant General of
NNPC for immediate fund approval release.

Actually, there is much more we need to relate to you if you indicate your
optimistic interest to handle this project hole heartedly with all
sincerity and trust. To proof and build your trust in this business that it
is not a scam like people think, you may ready my official profile by
logging-in the following website for your more self-confidence.

http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2012/12/profile-of-federal-republic-of-nigeria.html


After going through, why responding; kindly indicate the followings to
enable us flawlessly communicate with you freely: -

Your full names:
Contact address:
Zip Code:
Business/Company Name:
Contact telephone Home/Mobile:
As well as your present occupation:

This will enable us know how to position ourselves to make sure this deal
is brought to a logical conclusion without any hitch/prejudice. We
sincerely look forward to your urgent and cordial respond.

Reply me directly through this E-mail: minister.alisonmadueke@terra.com

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke
Minister of Petroleum Resources
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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