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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: =?utf-8?Q?Dr=2e=20Emmanuel=20Ibe=20Kachikwu=2e?= <emanuelbekachkw02@qq.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:30:33 +0900
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?USD=39=38MILLION=2c=20NNPC=2c=20MAINTENANCE=20CONTRACT?=

Dear friend,

I know that this proposal may come to you as a surprise especially
having to come from someone you have not met before. I got your
information from your country chamber of commerce here in Nigeria.

My name is Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Honorable Minister of State for
Petroleum Resources, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). Be informed that my partner Dr. Maikanti Baru and I awarded a
contract to a foreign firm
(Sheng Yang Contraction Company) with contract Ref No:
NNPC/PED/1462/KADREF/92) for the maintenance of the Nigeria
petroleum-chemical complex located at Warri, Nigeria. I would like you
to co-operate with me,in this ver important! confidential transaction,
so that this $98, 000,000.00 will be released and transferred into
your account.

The contract has been successfully executed by the contractors and
their contract sum has been paid to them, leaving our over invoiced
balance of ($98, 000,000.00 Ninety Eight Million United State Dollars
Only) still pending at the bank. Right now, we are left with this over
invoiced balance of ($98, 000,000.00) which is still floating at the
escrow account in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) waiting for final
payment to any reliable foreign bank account you may
provide.

We, as government officials, are not permitted to own or operate
! foreign bank account, therefore, we need reliable person who w! ill
provide us with a foreign account to deposit this $98,000,000.00, that
is the reason we are soliciting for your sincere assistance to provide
us with an account where to transfer this fund, because all modalities
for the easy
movement of this money is now in place. The period of this transaction
is only two weeks from the day your company is registered with
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC), and receive your bank
account details.

Note that substancial ammount of our share will be invested in your
country, as we propose to give you 30% of the U$D98, 000,000.00, while
my partners, and I, will get 60% of the money.

The balance o! f 10% will be allocated to cover all expenses incurred by
both partners, in the cause of the execution of the transaction. Be
informed that this proposal is urgent, and confidential. Please send
me the following info:  your bank account details, full contact
address, your company name, if any; your private phone and fax number
for easy
communication. The above listed information's will be used in securing
all the necessary approvals for easy transfer of the fund.

Your rugent response would be appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu.
Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources.
Nigerian Nationa! l Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

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