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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bernard Otti" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bonotti01@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 16:26:59 -0700
Subject: WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU ASAP

NNPC Towers, Herbert Macaulay Way,
Abuja, Nigeria
P.M.B 190,
Abuja Nigeria.
www.nnpcgroup.com/
www.nnpcgroup.com/AboutNNPC/NNPCManagement/ExectuiveManagement.aspx

My Dear

Please find below my business proposal to you for better explanation, you may find my mail big but please bear with me and take time to read it carefully. I shall be expecting your prompt response as soon as possible for immediate handling of the transaction. I presume this letter will come to you as a surprise as you and I quite know we have not met or known each other before but, from our introductions we will get to know each other better hence I write you this message.

My name is Mr. Bernard O.N Otti, the Group Executive Director Finance & Accounts Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation NNPC. I got your impressive contact information from your Country's Trade Directory and found you capable enough to handle a transaction of this kind and its confidentiality.

After the third quarter internal audit carried on all records and accounts of awarded and executed contracts of this company NNPC since inception of democracy in the third republic, a whopping sum of $8.3m was uncovered to be floating. I wish to request for your permission to use your personal information to raise a payment voucher in the tune of the above mentioned amount as your contractual entitlement - to mean you executed a contract with the federal government of Nigeria Ministry of Petroleum precisely from where the transfer documentation and the bank claims will be procured.

This sum $8.3m has been approved for payment by this Company - Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and Endorsed by the Accountant General of the Federation and to make payment by one of our correspondence Banks in the Europe under contract Number NNPC/FGN/FMF/CBN/C987/13. As a top Civil Service, I am not authorized to operate a Foreign Bank account hence my decision to use your account on full trust to transfer this money which is lodged in a suspense account with one of the Banks in Europe whose name will be make known to you should you accept my proposition. If you so wish we go into business relationship, it is okay by me. I will agree to transfer this fund into your account which you have to provide and regularize the approvals to reflect you as the beneficiary of this fund. In other words, I have resolved to give you 20% of the total sum for your assistance.

On receipt of your response, I will proceed with providing the document for the transfer of fund to you and will open up communication between you and the Fund deposit Bank. Please give this email the adequate confidentiality it requires after going thoroughly through it till the fund transfer processes is done successfully.

Waiting your prompt reply.

My best regards,
Mr. Bernard O.N Otti

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