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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: "Engr.Chris Daniel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <engr.chrisdaniel@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 08:56:01 -0700
Subject: Urgent Reply On Over-Invoice Contract Payment

Dear Sir/Ma,
 
My name is Engr.Chris Daniel It is my pleasure to write this mail basically to seek your consent on transaction which involves the transfer of an over-invoiced contract sum of money which originated from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over-invoice contract and the original amount of the Contract is USD$80 Million.
 
I am the Chairman Contract Award Committee of NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC), my office is in charge of awarding contracts to all contractors for refurbishing,maintaining of Refineries throughout the Country including construction of Oil pipelines.
 
In my committee in Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I and my colleague intentionally approved a contract valued at US$97.5 Million and has over invoiced of USD$17.5Million for our benefit. We have worked hard/carefully to secure the fund since the original contract value of US$97.5 Million has been paid on completion of the contract in 2006.
 
Then the remaining balance of the USD$17.5 Million,(SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY) which was the over invoiced amount is what we intend to transfer secretly to you through a bank here using your bank account details. I have written a memo informing the government that this fund belongs to a foreign contractor waiting to be paid its contract sum. I want to invest this fund into your company. We will transfer this fund as an investment fund from NIGERIA to your country or any country of your choice in the world.
 
The fund will be shared on the ratio of 60/30, 30% for you on the assistance rendered while 10% will be set aside for any expencis that might be incurred during the transaction which will be refunded to both sides,please note that this fund will not be investigated or re-called in the near feature as all document to move this fund to your account will be legally obtain.
 
The civil service code of conduct here in Nigeria does not allow any serving officer to operate a foreign bank account that is why we are seriously handicapped to transfer the fund to an offshore account ourselves hence we made this contact to you. It is on this basis that I thought it wisely to use a trust worthy foreigner to receive the fund for our mutual benefit.  We shall draw an agreement to back up this transaction and also to spell out our duties.
 
If you are interested, please contact me urgently through my private Email: (engr.chrisdaniel@gmail.com) or call me on the above stated telephone number for us to reason together to get the transaction realized soon.
 
You are to send to me the followings-
 
1.Your company name
2.Contact address
3.Private Telephone Number for easy communication
4.Your full bank details where you want this fund to be transfer to.
5.Your state driver's license or international passport
 
 
Summarily, there is no single risk involve having covered every loop holes that, that have made the deal 100% risk free. To avoid taking things for granted. The transaction will be processed legitimately with all legal documentations on the execution of the contract.
 
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation
 
Sincerely,
 
Engr.Chris Daniel
Contract Award Committee Chairman
 
 

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