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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. Rafik Samman" <rafiksam1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rafik_nnpc@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 14:59:24 +0100
Subject: Business Partnership

Dear Sir

How are you doing and how is your business life, hope all is well? It
is my pleasure to write this letter to you to solicit for your mutual
assistance, though I know in situation like this it will make any one
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all is under
control.

I decided to contact you through this medium due to the nature of this
transaction; I am Dr. Rafik Samman the chairman contract awarding
board Nigeria National Petroluem Corporation (N.N.P.C ) I seek for
your business partnership.

I appreciate the fact that we have no prior knowledge of each other or
existing business relationship, but due to the neccesity and demands
of this transaction, I decided to make contact with you in a good faith.

My position in Nigeria National Petroluem Corporation (N.N.P.C )
grants me the privilege to award contract to both foreign and local
registered contractor and can over inflate the contract sum
sometimes.I have this sum of USD64, 000,000.(Sixty four Million
Dollars Only) still laying in the covers of the N.N.P.C contract board
account in the name of the contractor which handled the a contract in
the year 2011,that has already been paid off,which i succeded in
setting aside.

However, My Proposition is to present you to our board and with my
influence have you enlisted as one of our contractors still being
owned the total sum after completion of his contact.I will let you
know the procedure to have us succesfully transfer this fund to a
designated account provided by you as soon as you accept this proposal
of mutual benefit.

I want to let you know that this transaction is totally risk free and
with your full coporation and participation we will have the transfer
in your acccount within 48 working days. The sharing ratio will be
agree by both of us.I will let you in the procedure of this
transaction as soon as i have your consent and full confidence to
partner in this project.I am looking at having you invest this funds
in your company/country.How ever if you are not intrested please keep
this proposal to your self.


I will wait for your favourable responds.

Regards,

Dr. Rafik Samman
Chairman Contract Awarding Board (N.N.P.C )

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