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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: engjohnking@godmail.dk
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:25:41 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE [DEAL]


CHIEF ACCOUNTANT,
THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION [N.N.P.C.]
GARKI, ABUJA- NIGERIA.
PRIVATE E-MAIL:
E-MAIL: dgodson@datafull.com



HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.
====================

Dear Sir,

RE:US$25,500,000.00 BUSINESS ASSISTANCE [DEAL]
==============================================

With reference to recommendation made of you by an associate of yours
who holds you in a high esteem and who trust your ability to assist us
execute our windfall business transaction, we have consequently
decided to contact you as our foreign partner in this transaction.

Well, my name is Mr .DAVID GODSON, a Chief Accountant with the Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation [NNPC] which is the Nations highest
income earner.


This is to kindly inform you that, we have the total amount of
Twenty-Five Million,Five Hundred thousand, United States Dollars
($25,500,000.00) which we got from over inflated (OVER INVOICED)
contracts awarded to foreign contractors for the supply, erection and
maintenance of crude oil pipelines in kahuna Oil Refinery some years
ago.

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation in their efforts to refurbish and bring the bring the
broken down oil Refineries to their normal standard, decided to carry
out some maintenance work, which estimates was to the sum of
US$140,000,000.00 but we intentionally over invoiced it to the amount
of US$165,500,000.00 only. Leaving the surplus sum of US$25,500,000.00
[Twenty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand, United States
Dollars]only as an over invoiced proceeds.

However, as a result of our intentions to transfer this funds abroad
for our own personal use, we are seeking for your assistance and
permission for us to remit this over invoiced money (US$25,500,000,00)
into your bank account, hence we will appreciate you to give us your
overseas bank account where we can transfer the money into.

If you can assist us by providing a genuine bank account where we can
transfer this money into,your commission will be 30% of the total
money, 60% will be for the participating officers here in Nigeria
while the remaining 10% has been mapped out for any incidental
expenses that may be inured by both parties during the process of
approving the documents and transferring the money into your bank
account.

REQUIREMENTS:

To enable us transfer the money into your bank account, you are
consequently requested to forward to us immediately, the following
particulars: (a) Your Company's name and address. (b) Your bank's name
and address. (c) The bank account number, where you will prefer us to
remit the money into. (d) The name of the beneficiary of the
account.[i.e]Your full bank particulars](e) Your private/mobile
telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.

The above requirements will enable us prepare our applications and
submit to the concerned offices for the approval and remittance of the
money into your bank account. Please, notify us of your readiness
(interest) to do this business with us immediately you receive this
mail and be rest assured that, there is absolutely no risk involved in
this business transaction, hence the people (we) involved in this deal
are top Government officials who would not want their images and
reputations tarnished because of this business.

For the purpose of more discreet communication in this matter, kindly
reconfirm to me, your prevaricate telephone and fax numbers including,
your residential tale fax numbers for easy contact. Please, it will be
highly appreciated if you can contact me through the below mentioned
contact E mail address thus: E-MAIL: dgodson@datafull.com for further
details and discussions hence we estimate that the transaction will be
successfully concluded within (7) seven working days from the day we
can receive the above requirements from you.

Looking forward to your anticipated co-operation and immediate reply
through my following contact E-Mail address thus:
E-MAIL:dgodson@datafull.com

Treat as most confidential while your immediate reply is awaited.

Please, note that you should address your reply to the above e-mail
address.
Best Regards.

MR. DAVID GODSON
E-MAIL: dgodson@datafull.com





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