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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: "Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)" <info@nnpcgroup.com>
Reply-To: prof.eze_m@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:56:52 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTN: URGENT PAYMENT ADVISORY,





Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
International Foreign Fund Transfer Department,
Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N),
CBN CORPORATE HEADQUARTER, NNPC Towers, Central Business District,
P.M.B. 190, Garki, Abuja-Nigeria.
Tel: +234-01-712332555, 01-710225542,
Fax: +234 -01-71023887, +234-01-815242129
Telex: 27473 NNPC NG
Email:info@nnpcgroup.com,nnpcgroup@nigeria.com,
info.npcoc@gmail.com,office-nnpc@nnpc.gov.ng

Our Ref: FGN/CBN/IRD/CBX/021/2016, CONTRACT #: FGN/NNPC/025336/MIN/2016


22/1/2016

Reply E-mail: To: prof.eze_m@yahoo.com.hk

ATTN: URGENT PAYMENT ADVISORY,

Good day Beneficiary! I sincerely apologize,If I have in any manner
encroached into your privacy. Please pardon me for my mistake. It is a
matter of urgent payment advisory,of your fund which I need your urgent
attention to read.It was resolved 72hrs ago after the presidential
election was held on Saturday,28th November, 2015 with the Nigerian Labor
Congress (NLC) with the National House Assembly(NHA) on matters regards
to the affairs of the nation on corruption of government officials which
was headed and addressed by the new elect president of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria,Gen.Muhammadu Buhari.This has been a delay of all
contract / inheritance fund payment to foreign contractors. During the
exercise of my investigation,I discovered that your payment files has been
abandoned unclaimed by you for a long time period of time. It's to
officially inform you that I have verified your payment files,and I need
your urgent attention immediately. I apologies, for the delay of your
contract payment of sum €18.5 Million Euros, the inconveniences and
inflict that we might have indulge you through.

It's my humble privileged to update you on our newly reform transfer
policies of our government payments to all Beneficiaries whose fund has
been with held since over the years, due to high rate of internet scams. I
obliged, to inform you that the new payment has been reformed, therefore
all outstanding payments,henceforth will commence immediately to all
beneficiary. This system will be easier, in favor of our beneficiaries,
contractors, co-operate individual/Inheritance fund as regards to the new
payment policy in our banking sector.Note: Due to our new innovative
technology payment,henceforth, all designated beneficiaries, contractors,
companies,and individuals will be paid electronically so to avoid the
current situation of the Internet scams. In view of this I have proffered
solution to fill up the vacuum that will facilitate the ease movement of
your funds into your bank account without a hitch.

After a detailed review of your file,the Honorable Minister of Finance
(Mrs.Kemi Adeosun) has mandated that your fund should be release
immediately without any exceptional delay. Just few hours ago, an
AMERICAN man by name DR.EDWARD COHEN came in to our office with a letter
informing us that you have given him instruction and authority to receive
the approved €18.5 Million Euros,only on your behalf.According to him, he
said that you have asked him to represent you in receiving this amount
because you had a serious fatal accident that leads to some dislocations
that made you unfit to move around that you cannot be able to speak or
hear very well, before you passed away last year; he then also forwarded
an account where your funds should be transferred to immediately.

Here is the information he forwarded to me for your own confirmation

INTERMEDIARY BANK: OWHBDEFF, OST-WEST HANDELSBANK AG,
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY,
BENEFICIARY'S NAME: DR.EDWARD COHEN
ACCOUNT ROUTINE #:0103465399; SWIFT CODE: JSNMRUMM,
NAME OF BANK:"NOVAYA MOSKVA"(NOMOS-BANK) MOSCOW, RUSSIA;
BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT #: 40703978977293320001;
BANK ADDRESS: 23 OFFICE, 3/18 SADOVAYA-KUDRINSKAYA STREET,
MOSCOW, RUSSIA 534742,
AMOUNT PAYMENT: €18.5 Million Euros

You are therefore advised NOT to contact ANY OTHER OFFICE to avoid
further complications in your payment file. Every arrangement for the
remittance of your overdue fund payment of €18.5
Million Euros (Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euro) has been approved and
concluded in your favor via my desk and the fund will be released to you
within 5 banking business days upon your

immediate response.

PLEASE RE-CONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION,

Company Name: ______________________________________________________
Profession: ______________________________
Position Held: ______________________
Company Address: __________________________________________________
Contact Person (if different from
above):_____________________________________
Title: ________________________________________
Address:
________________________________________________________________
City: ____________________________________ Zip/Postal Code:
________________
Country: ___________________
Phone: __________________________ Fax: __________________________
Private Personal Email: _______________________________________
Marital Status: ________________Age: ________________
Mobile No: _____________________ Pager: ______________________
Bank Name: ___________________________________________
Bank Address: _____________________________________________________
Bank Account Number: ____________________________
Swift Code: ______________________________
Routing Number: __________________________________

Proof of Identification: Scan copy of your International Passport:

Note that the above fund has been cleared from terrorist or fraud related
activities.You are to contact this office for your immediate entitlement
payment exercise upon your response.

Thanks for your co-operation and understanding….

Yours Faithfully,

Executive Director,
Prof.Eze Mbaise
International Foreign Funds Transfer Department (IFFTD)
Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN),CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS,
Abuja – Nigeria

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