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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: "FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE." <debtmgtoffice2013@yahoo.co.jp> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:50:50 +0100
Subject: Strictly Confidential Letter/Request For US$55.5Million Joint
Lucrative Investments Benefits.

Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF)
Office of The Honourable Finance Minister,
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Cell Phone: +234-701-430-7377.

TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$55.5M INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENTS PURPOSES.

My personal letter will definitely come to you as a pretty surprise
because we have not met before. Nevertheless, it is for something
positive, aimed at lucrative investments purposes for our mutual benefits.

Briefly, my name is Dr.(Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Honourable Minister of
Finance (FMF), of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. My writing you is
occasioned by a certain contract payment file reference number:
NNPC/PED/2039-X/2009, executed by a Japanese company for the government of
Nigeria at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and its
payment file was forwarded to my office for approvals in 2012. I
discovered that the actual contract amount was deliberately manipulated
and over-invoiced to the tune of US$55.5Million (Fifty Five Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only), by the immediate past group
managing director of the (NNPC) for his personal interest and submitted
for approval.

Consequently, payment approvals was granted to the actual contract sum and
paid in full to the Japanese company since 2013. I am therefore, compelled
to solicit for your kind assistance and cooperation to receive and wisely
invest the over-invoiced contract sum of US$55.5Mllion, as i intend to
front you legally and officially as follows:

1. As a joint contractor/supplier of materials on the Turn Around
Maintenance (TAM) contract reference number: NNPC/PED/2039-X/2009 valued
at US$55.5Mllion.

2. All legal documentary contract payment approvals shall be granted in
your favour and payment effected into your nominated account by Key Tested
Telex (KTT) wire transfer from out offshore federation accounts with
either the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) or that of the Citi Bank of NY,
USA.

3. You shall receive a payment package (ORIGINAL COPIES OF LEGALLY GRANTED
CONTRACT PAYMENT APPROVALS) by the government of Nigeria by Dhl or Fedex
courier service for sanctity, transparency and accountability. Our
international remittance rules and regulations requires all beneficiaries
to confirm ownerships of their funds with our offshore service banks with
the legal documentary evidence. You will also be requested to do same.

4. Our sharing terms shall be 50-50, and i will highly appreciate a
situation you will invest my 50% share of the funds in profit oriented
businesses in your country, till i am able to lay hands on the investments
when i leave office considering, my present sensitive position as
Nigeria's finance minister.

If you are interested and most importantly, capable of handling this
transaction which is 100% GUARANTEED AND RISK FREE, then furnish me with
your Full Names, Office and Residential Address for delivery of your
payment package,and Cell Phone Number for easy communications.

I will highly appreciate your assistance and cooperation

Yours faithfully,

Dr.(Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Hon.Finance Minister,
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Cell Phone: +234-701-430-7377.

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