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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: "NNPC CONTRACT REVIEWING COMMITTEE" <nnpccr.cmte@wss-id.org>
Reply-To: nnpccr.cmte@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:58:52 -0300 (ART)
Subject: NNPC/FGN/MIN/TAM-008/365AF

Attn, Contractor,

REF = CONTRACT #. NNPC/FGN/MIN/TAM-008/365AF
Date = 14/07/2014

You are officially directed by this mail to acknowledge & forward the the
following information’s to enable us release your pending contract funds
worth (USD10.5M).

YOUR FULL NAME:.....................
AGE:................................
FULL ADDRESS:.......................
EMAIL:..............................
CONTACT TELEPHONE...................
FAX NUMBER:.........................
COUNTRY:............................
A COPY OF AN ID:....................

Our verification based on the file we extracted from the office of the
sacked NNPC director of operations revealed that this amount is due to you
for the Contract you executed under the former board of Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),
Mr. President (Goodluck Jonathan) has specifically mandated us to Release
your payment and that of (ANTON ENERGY SERVICES INC) directly from the
(NNPC) foreign Contractors suspended account,

Thanks for your co operations

Senator Ibrahim mantu
Chairman (NNPC) Contract Reviewing committee
Flat 12, upper house chamber building
Garki, Abuja

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