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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: "Dr. Lamine Buka Bature" <drlaminebukabature@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 18:40:24 +0100
Subject: Sir,


Sir,
I am Dr. Lamine Buka Bature; the Head of the Directorate of Petroleum and
Pipeline Marketing (DPPM); the Nigerian government agency that exclusively
conducts the international trade and distribution of Nigeria’s Petroleum
and products, which is why we also maintain a permanent presence here in
the London International Petroleum Exchange (IPE).

We both know that spammers have in no small measure created a climate of
suspicion and uncertainty in internet communication, thereby making it
difficult for people to negotiate meaningful business relations over the
internet. However, it is improper to judge everybody by that ugly
phenomenon.

I have US$23.8Million which I want to transfer to the safety of your
account. I accumulated the fund by allocation and supply of excess quantity
of petroleum to foreign buyers. Unfortunately, our payment method is such
that all payments go straight into our (DPPM) account with the Central
Financial institution where proceeds from all our sales are received. This
is how the US$23.8million got trapped inside our (DPPM) account.

Even though I am the director of the DPPM, I cannot pull or withdraw this
US$23.8million from our account without proper documentations and reason.
That is why I am contacting you today because I need a foreigner to receive
the fund.
I can only withdraw the fund by paying it into the bank account of a
foreigner, as one of the many contract payments we are scheduled to pay and
transfer to foreign contractors.

Yes, I will provide the necessary documentations and order the bank to
process and transfer this fund to your account as a legitimate and due
payment for a maintenance work that was done for us (the DPPM) some years
ago. The Bank is obliged to transfer the fund to your account without
delay.
Your profession or line of business does not matter at all.
Of course, I have already put the necessary arrangements in place to ensure
the business is concluded within 10 working days and have the fund
successfully paid into your account anywhere in the world.
Upon conclusion; you would retain 10% of the fund, and the remaining 90%
would be mine.
Please get back to me for more details:

Yours sincerely,
Dr. L.B. Bature (Tel/Fax: +448458601036 +448458600993)


DPPM /International Petroleum Exchange (IPE)
Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street,
London, United Kingdom
EC1Y 4SA

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