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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: "ENGINEER YAKUBU NNPC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < iamandrewyakubu@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:16:10 +0300
Subject: Re:NNPC UPDATE


Hello Dear

In June 2010, Engineer Hussein a foreign contractor from your country
who answer the same last name with you, did a contract project in Nigeria
National Petroleum corporation. As The Group Managing Director in
charge of NNPC then, I encouraged him to consider various growth of
funds with prime ratings. Then he invested $90 Million United State
Dollars only. Based on my advice, we were able to spin the initial
deposit with profit and interest to be $7 million U.S Dollars. After
few months; my company (NNPC) sent several notice to him without
response and unfortunately, my client died in a car crash along with
his nuclear family at Abuja Express Way while on sabbatical in the
summer of 2010, may their soul rest in peace.



He died with his familes,according to the laws of my country at the
expiration of {5} years the funds will revert to the ownership of the
Nigeria Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.Now, I am
seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
(Engineer Hussein), so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($7
million USD) can be pay to you and then you and I can share the money
60/40 ratio. You will get 40% and I will be entitled to 60% as the
initiator of the deal.All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect us from
any breach of the law.


You know that I must have done my home work already before contacting
you. Although the project is capital intensive, I know I will be able
to pull it through following proper banking and legal channels with
your assistance at your end. I will tidy up the legal aspect with the
assistance of a lawyer who will prepare all the documents that will be
needed to transfer the money from Nigeria to your country.


Opportunities like this only comes once in a lifetime. I am a family
man and this is an opportunity for me to give my family the best in
life. so get back to me with your full name, address and your direct
telephone number in order to send you application letter of claim.

I await your response.

Tell: +2347013139788

Thanks And God Bless You
Engineer Andrew Yakubu

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