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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: "Kenneth Robertson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrkennethone@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:05:58 +0800
Subject: Please did you receive my last email? I am still waiting for your response

From The desk of: Eng. Kenneth Robertson
Director of Procurement and Contract Award
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
 
Attention,
 
REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OF MUTUAL BENEFIT
 
I am Eng. Kenneth Robertson, the Director of Procurement and Contract Award at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I apologize using this medium to reach you for a transaction/ business of this magnitude, but this is due to confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.
 
It is with trust that I wish to contact you on this matter concerning the transfer of US$152 Million Dollars. Sometime ago, a contract was awarded by my Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to an International Oil Firm, to Service, Turn Around Maintenance and Rehabilitation Work on Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) Plant in Nigeria. This contract was over-invoiced by us (myself and a junior colleague) to the tune of (US$152 Million United State Dollars). The original contract sum was for $1,350,565,000 USD (One Billion, Three Hundred and Fifty Million, Five Hundred and Sixty Five Thousand United States Dollars).
 
Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of $152,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Two Million US Dollars) still floating in the Bank and we cannot claim this amount because of our position here hence I decided to contact you to present you as a contractor who executed a contract in my Ministry and should be paid the over-invoiced amount. It is based on this that I have decided to establish a cordial business relationship with you, hence my contacting you.
 
I want to resent you as the Beneficiary to this fund, so that the funds can be approved to you or your company and be paid out you as a contract sum for contract executed under my Ministry. We have all modalities set. We have been disappointed some years ago by a British, Mr. Rick Williams whom we trusted with a transaction of this nature up to the tune of US$72Million U.S. Dollars. He is sitting on our money for no apparent reason and refused to give us our share but we believe that for his act of wickedness to us, he will never go unpunished by God. Mr. Rick Williams still resides in London and enjoying our collective money. Because of this we are afraid and we need your total trust and assurance that you must be an honest and straight-forward person. As, we are willing to try again with you believing in your good cooperation and faithfulness.
 
We have agreed to share the money thus:
1. 30% for the account owner (you).
2. 65% for me and my junior partner
3. 5% to be used in offsetting taxes and all local & foreign expenses.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe and risk free and we will commence the transaction from the date of receipt of the following information from you
1. Your direct/personal telephone and fax numbers if any.
2. Your complete address (Home or office)
3. Your Bank name, address, telephone, fax as well as your Bank Account numbers. Or you can open a new account for this business.
 
With this information, we are going to put in application for the approval of this fund (US$152M) into your name/company name as a contractor that executed a contract here. Due to our sensitive position, we cannot afford a slip in this transaction so contact me immediately through my e-email address for further information on the requirements and procedure for this transaction. It will only take less than seven working days to conclude this business because once you send your full name and address with your direct phone and fax number, we shall begin the process of procuring the legal documents in your name/company name which will enable the bank release the funds to your account. This payment can be made through our Reserved Account in Europe or Asia or the United States of America.
 
We will start with transferring $52,000,000.00 and when that has been confirmed by you, the rest of $100,000,000.00 will be moved to your account immediately.
 
 
Remember that my present situation will not allow me to search for another person, I absolutely HOLD YOU ON TRUST.
 
Therefore we urge you to respond immediately to enable me commence with the modalities of this transfer as we are well prepared to do this promising transaction with you and hope to continue with you in future.
 
Yours faithfully,
Eng. Kenneth Robertson
 
NB: please bear in mind that this is 100% legal and risk free. We shall conclude successfully and the money shall be in your bank account within seven working days of receiving the needed information from you.
 

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