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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: Sunday Okezie <fowabizconsultltd@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 14:29:35 +0000
Subject: Your interest is needed


Hi,

My name is Sunday Okezie, Personal assistant to Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha. Director Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Through search i got your contact and decide to open direct communication with you, requesting for your trust and honesty into partnership.

We are discussing with a company in purchasing some petroleum equipment’s, construction equipment’s worth millions.

The reason I searched for someone like you is because the world we are in now are so funny in area of financial matters.

The company in question is demanding for some upfront payment from us before producing our requirements, which we now agree to be paying them through third party anywhere in the world outside Nigeria.

So what i want from you is to be receiving funds from our financial managers through cash, bank to bank transfer, check or bank draft and then we give you the company details you pay them as soon as the money is confirmed or cleared in your own account and keep 10% for yourself as our little commission or payment for assisting or representing us.

If this is comfortable for you to handle, kindly respond back to my email with your personal details for easy communication and then we proceed quickly as the first fund need to be release as soon as possible.

Regards,
Sunday Okezie,
Personal assistant to Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha.
Managing Director Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).


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