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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: Rafik Samman <rafiksaman@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:10:12 +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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