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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- johndavidmm13@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: office office <officeofficebbbb@yahoo.pt>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 04:49:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL
 NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (N.N.P.C)
FALOMO COMPLEX IKOYI LAGOS.
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL.
Attention,
This letter may come to you as a surprise since we have not met before. I got your contact from the world trade bureau with further information from a reliable source,however,I decided to contact you based on satisfactory and reliable information about you and your company as regards the business information concerning your country and safety of our funds in a steady and well defined economy such as that of your country to compare with our country Nigeria.
I am the Auditor General of the Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation(N.N.P.C)I and my close and
trusted colleagues from the Task Force set up by the Federal Government to investigate the missing FORTY NINE MILLION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DOLLARS($49M) in the oil industry recently,as alleged by some members of the
opposition parties against the MINISTER OF PETROLEUM for mismanagement of the missing fund need your assistance in the transfer of Seventy Five million U.S.A. dollars only ( $75m UNITED STATES) into any reliable account you may nominate overseas.This fund was generated from over floating account of contracts executed by some Foreign contractors during the military regime in Nigeria which was approved for payment but was not paid by the N.N.P.C to the said Contractors due to unsatisfactory completion of the contracts.
This fund is now ready to be remitted into any account of your choice without detection.
I want to assure you that your involvement should you assist us will be well protected since everything is perfected by us. It is 100% risk free for our side.
We have also put in place the machinery to guarantee a successful conclusion that this fund should be shared according to the agreement reached by us and your company, and we shall invest part of the fund in buying your products or any business you can nominate for us in your country because we are not business men (we are government workers).
Thank you for your anticipated co=operation while we look forward to a mutually benefiting business relationship with you.Please,when replying kindly include your phone number and email address where I can reach you any time.
Reply to johndavidmm13@gmail.com
Thanks And Best regards.
Mr. John David.
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