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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: " ANTI-FRAUD UNIT FINANCIAL CONTROLLER,NNPC)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hamzaabu37@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 20:29:49 -1200
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

REF: C/N FGN/PND/A3160/20046
FOR: NNPC/PTF/NITEL/GOVERNMENT ALL CONTRACTORS.

FROM THE DESK OF: DR. HAMZA ABU
(CHAIRMAN ANTI-FRAUD UNIT/FINANCIAL CONTROLLER,NNPC)


ATT:NNPC/PTF/NITEL/GOVERNMENT ALL CONTRACTORS

RE: CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

This is to bring to your notice that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has resolved to take charge of the payment of their contractors upon

themselves. This was as a result of disappointment and fraudulent attitude discovered from some illicit individuals and officials in Nigeria and Overseas

(Offshore). In this regard, we hereby present to you the list of various offices, agencies, ministries, parastatals and personalities that have been used

and abused by the numerous corrupt officials and impersonators to extort money illegally from our contractors in pretence as the officials to release their

contract payment.

1. Governor/Deputy Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 2. Director of International/Foreign Remittance
3. Telex/Cable Department of CBN 4. Legal Department of CBN
5. Attorney General of the Federation 6. Correspondence Bank of CBN Overseas
7. Foreign Payment Committee/Panel CBN 8. Accountant General of the Federation
9. Contract Review/Conversion/Debt/Reconciliation Panels
10. Various Panels/Committee on Contract Payment with various names of fake military officials and civilians.
11. Various fake letters from the Presidency, Senates, Central Bank of Nigeria
12. World Bank Auditors, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
13. Various correspondents, Pay-point officials and various safe deposit security companies.
14. Presidential Task Force (PTF) 15. Ministry of Finance
16. Ministry of Justice 17. Board of Inland Revenue
18. National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria (NICON) 18 Access Bank of Nigeria etc.

You are cautioned to stop further transaction with the above listed until you obtain FINAL CLEARANCE from this office (NNPC) also you could fall victim to

the gang of the fraudsters here or be exploited by the several corrupt Nigeria officials home and abroad. In a swift crusade towards the enforcement of your

contract debt, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation has been authorized by the Senate and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to take charge

of payment of all NNPC and Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) contractors through the 30% fund generated from the corporation proceeds. This is contained in the

officials gazette recently released by the President. In this regards all modalities have put in place for the immediate release of your contract payment.

You are therefore, as a matter of urgency required to contact this office with your proof of bonafide beneficiary for your payment.

Yours, faithfully,



DR.HAMZA ABU Anti Fraud Unit/Financial Controller, NNPC

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