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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: "Jeddy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agbajedy@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 10:37:14 +0100
Subject: Your Attention

Sorry to intrude on you, it's because of my interest to invest in your country through your honest assistance. My name is Agba Jeddy, the Group Managing Director-Sales & Marketing, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC).

My proposed investment fund is a entitled commission legitimately earned from crude oil sales facilitated by sales agent on behalf of major crude oil marketers. As a practice, the major crude oil marketers are paid directly by the Corporation NNPC through crude oil swap deal because of huge volume of sales, but payment to sales agent/facilitators is process by federal ministry of finance.

With this understanding, I tactically used my office to facilitate some sales to a cumulative sum over a period, but the accrued sum has not been paid because I cannot directly use my information to make claim to the sum as our country's code of conduct dose not allowed office holders with the Corporation to act as sales agent and facilitator to major marketers.

However, having succeeded in moving the files to the appropriate government departments, I need you to stand as the sales agent to receive the payment from the Corporation (NNPC). Note that we will not register a new contract with the Corporation (NNPC), rather I will use your information to procure and secure the vital document from the Corporation (NNPC) validating you as a sales agent and facilitator to one of the major crude oil marketers. To achieve this, I will take financial responsibility of procuring and securing the document in your name. Once this is done, the release of the fund to you as sales agent is guaranteed which I will be here to guide you on each step. So I need the following information from you to enable us make progress.

1) Your full names and contact address.
2) Your company's name and details(if any)
3) copy of your International Passport or driving license.
4) Your home and personal cellphone numbers.

Though, I'm interested in commercial estate sector, but will be open to your advice on other viable sector. However, if it's not convenient to go into joint investment with me because of your job or other reasons, I'm willing to negotiate 25% as compensation to you while 10% will be giving as charity.

It is important to note that the fund is free from any litigation while assuring you it will be transferred to you in line with International banking rules and regulations in accordance with the regulations of the financial agencies globally against money laundering and terrorism.

Thanks in anticipation of your partnership.
Jeddy Agba.

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