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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: recruit@eff.co.jp
Reply-To: shehlada@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 05:22:25 +0700
Subject: your kind response is impoirtant.//


I'm honored to draw your attention to this investment proposal with sincere=
believe that you will see the embedded benefits therein. My name is Shehu =
Malami - Managing Director Port Harcourt Refining Company -Nigerian Nationa=
l Petroleum Corporation-NNPC. My proposed investment fund is a entitled com=
mission legitimately earned from crude oil sales facilitated by sales agent=
on behalf of the Corporation-NNPC. As a practice, the major crude oil mark=
eters are paid directly by the Corporation NNPC through crude oil swap deal=
because of huge volume of sales, but payment to sales agent/facilitators i=
s process by the federal ministry of finance. With this understanding, I ta=
ctically used my office to facilitate some sales to a cumulative sum over a=
period of time, but the accrued total sum has not been paid because I cann=
ot directly use my information to make claim to the accrued total sum as ou=
r country's code of conduct dose not allowed public servant to act as sales=
facilitator. However, having succeeded in moving the files to the appropri=
ate government departments, I need you as a partner to stand as the sales f=
acilitator to receive the accrued sum from the Corporation for joint invest=
ment between you and I as partners. To pull the fund from the Corporation, =
I will use your information to secure the vital document from the Corporati=
on validating and confirming you as the sales agent that facilitated the sa=
les to the accrued commission of a total sum I will made known to you on yo=
ur indication of interest to work with me. All I need from you is your info=
rmation in this order; Your full names Your contact address Your company na=
me and address(if any) Your personal phone number Your occupation. Date of =
Birth. Your Martial status However, if it's not convenient to go into joint=
investment with me because of your job or other engagement, 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 ass=
uring you it will be release to you in line with International banking rule=
s and regulations in accordance with international regulatory bodies agains=
t money laundering and terrorism to ensure that the fund transfer to your a=
ccount will not infringe on your country financial policies. Thanks in anti=
cipation of your partnership. Shehu.

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