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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: "NNPC DIRECTOR OF FINANCE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nnpc.godwin@minister.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 19:36:48 +0100
Subject: Is Thomas Your Representative?

FROM THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (NNPC)
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

NNPC CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/15
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
Our Ref:NNPC/IRD/NNX/21/15
Mobile Number: +234-9091838712

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT AND ALL THE INCONVENIENCES WE MIGHT HAVE PUT YOU THROUGH, WHILE WE WERE HAVING SOME MINOR PROBLEMS WITH OUR PAYMENT SYSTEM WHICH IN ALL CASE NOT MEETING UP WITH FOREIGN PAYMENTS, WE APOLOGIZE ONCE AGAIN.

FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, YOUR NAME AND COMPANY WAS DISCOVERED AS NEXT ON THE LIST OF THE (21) OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS DURING THE (10)YEARS TENURE OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION IN OFFICE PLEASE BEAR WITH US FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH EMAIL. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE A FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE IS HER INFORMATION BELOW:

NAME THOMAS FITZGERALD
BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 445002380406.

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME IF THIS MAN IS NOT YOUR REP, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALUED ($28.5 MILLION) US DOLLARS WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE
3) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS
4) PROFESSION,AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
5) WORKING I?D/INT'L PASSPORT
6) Do you own a property(state type of property)


AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU THROUGH AN ATM CARD OR WIRED TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT DIRECTLY FROM A COMMERCIAL BANK HERE IN NIGERIA. THIS IS THE FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.


HOWEVER; WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.ELISABETH COMPTON, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF YOUR FUND MUST HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY YOU. CONTACT US AT (nnpc.godwin@minister.com)


NB.THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION AWARDED THE FUNDS TO YOU IN ORDER FOR YOU TO ESTABLISH A REFINERY THERE IN THE UNITED SATES,KUWAIT,OMAN AND MANY MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES, THEN WE COULD IMPORT CRUDE OIL TO YOU AND THAT YOU SHOULD BE ONE OF OUR AGENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. WE WILL GIVE YOU FURTHER INSTRUCTION AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THE FUNDS.

BEST REGARDS.
DR GODWIN UZOR
NNPC DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

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