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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: "Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha" <mail3@advokat1000.ru>
Reply-To: info35337@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 03:46:14 -0700
Subject: Your Funds Release Order !!!

Attention:Sir/Madam

My name is Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha, the Former Group Managing Director at
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and also a member of Contract
award Committee under past regime of former President GOODLUCK EBELE
JONATHAN.

I have an Investment opportunity of USD78m (Seventy Eight Million Dollars)
for Investment in your Country. I need your assistance and co-operation to
transfer this fund into your account as a Contract Payment with the NNPC OIL
COMPANY for onward investment in your country.

After due consultation with my colleagues of the committee, the Federal
Ministry of Finance , I am duly mandated to contact you through auctioneer
reach out Colum and to arrange with you for a possible transfer of an amount
of money USD78 million (Seventy Eight Million Dollars) in our possession
which represents an OVER-INVOICE Sum resulting from various Contracts awarded
and executed by some famous firms (local/foreign) to Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation of which principal amount has been paid off to the
company already.

Tell me if you can handle this, if you can't, don't let this to be known by
any other person. It’s between you and me, you will get 40% of the whole sum
after the transfer if you are willing to assist us transfer this fund into
your country.

Get back to me for detailed clarifications and the modalities involved If you
are interested.

Thanks.
Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha
Former Group Managing Director,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Reply To Address ( info35337@gmail.com )

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