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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: "Mr. Chris Eke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chriseke.nnpc@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 14:50:59 +0200
Subject: Re: Urgent Concent

NNPC TOWERS, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT,
HERBERT MACAULAY WAY,
P.M.B. 190, GARKI, ABUJA.
 
ATTN:
 
Your contact was given to us by one of our foreign Consultant here in
N.N.P.C, even though we did not disclose to him the aim and purpose of
our request for a trusted person we can transact with.
 
My name is Chris Eke I work with Mr Isiaka Abdulrazaq, Finance/Account
Chief Controller with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(N.N.P.C).The department in charge of process and payment of Contract
done by both Local and Foreign Contractors in our Corporation. My
Colleagues and I deliberately over invoiced a Contract Payment, even
though the Contractor has been paid fully what is due to his Company.
The deliberate over invoicing is to the tune of One Hundred and Ten M i
l l i o n, United States D o l l a r s Only.
 
My contacting you is to ask for your assistance so that the over
invoiced Amount can be transferred to you for mutual business benefit.
It is only foreign Account that can receive this over invoice because we
must present the transfer as an outstanding balance due to the Original
Contractor even though we must not make him 'The Contractor' know about
it. We will present your Company if you accept to work with us as a
Sister Company to the Original Contractor. Be aware as Civil Servant we
are not allowed by Law to run a foreign Account, hence we need your help
to get this Money transferred. More also we are due for retirement in
the next Two Years, so you can see we need this Money as a retirement
benefit. Let me also assure you that this transaction is a risk free one
for all the legal documents needed to give this transfer a legal means
will be provided as soon as the application for payment is made.
 
Conclusively for this transaction to commence, we need the following
information;(i) Private telephone number, a private and safe email
address if this email I sent you this proposal is not private.(ii)Your
full Bank details, you can open a new bank Account if you do not want to
use your old Account.(iii)Any Photo Identity of yours. (iv)Name of a
Company for Contracts claims in N.N.P.C can only be done via company
name alone.Please because of caliber of Men involve, this transaction
must be kept confidential and secret, not even your best friend must
know unless he must be part of it to avoid a set up and blackmail.
 
Finally my Colleagues and I agreed that for your help, we will give you
20% of the total Fund when transferred, 5% for expenses our local
expenses and your expenses as well including all the bank charges, while
75% will be for my Colleagues.
 
Expecting your swift response.
 
Regards,
 
Mr. Chris Eke

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