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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: FARUK MOHAMMED <farukmohammed541@gmail.com>
Reply-To: farukmohammed541@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:07:53 +0100
Subject: here is the message2

FROM DR. Faruk Mohammed
Contract Award Dept.
Nigeria National Petroleum corporation
(NNPC)
Lagos-Nigeria


Dear Friend,
With all due respect,
Sir/Madam,

I got your contact in Nigeria chamber of commerce during my search for a reliable, Honest and trust worthy person

to entrust this huge transfer project with, I am the Director of contract Award department (NNPC)during this

process, my colleagues and I awarded a contract to a Japanies Firm for rehabilitation of oil pipe line and supply

of hevy equipment to the turn of forty-five million united states dollars (us$45,000,000.00)only but my colleagues

and i deliberately over invoice the fund to the turn of (us$60,000,000.00) only . now the contract has being

concluded and the left over /over invoiced of Fifteen Million United States Dollars is now floating into our federal

account waiting for claim, so we want your consent to transfer this left over into your account as the rightful

beneficiary .

I am a Nigerian married with four kids. I have contacted you so that this Transaction can benefit the both parties,

knowing you are advanced in age, but if you are not willing to get involved in this transaction, do not REPLY THIS

MAIL, as you will never hear from me again.

I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of us$15.000, 000.00.This fund is the excess of the over

invoice in which I will be advising you on what to do to actualized our aim. All documentation regarding the

transfer and claim of this fund will be prepared in your behalf /favor by an attorney, if you are interested. Some

top Government officials are involve in this deal so we will perfect all legalities related to the transfer of this

fund into your account as our confidential partners.

As a civil servant our cot of conduct did not permit me to come out for such claims, I am compelled by my

colleagues to request your assistance to receive this money into your bank account.I intend to part 20% of the

total fund to you as my confidential foreign partner, while 70% shall be for my colleagues and i while 10% is for

any expenses that may be incurred during the secure of the approvals in your favor and for the transfer of this

fund into your account. Bear in mind that any money spends by you during this transaction will be giving back to

you from the 10% above ,after the transaction is concluded. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk

involved in this transaction. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need is for you to stand as the

Original beneficiary of the said fund by providing your account information so that we can start the processing of

all the documentation of the transfer of this fund in your favor.Here is my private E-mail:

farukmohammed541@outlook.com get back to me as soon as possible.

If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response
With Regards.
DR. Faruk Mohammed
Contract Award Dept.
NNPC

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