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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: "Mr. Bright" <admin@newflex.co.kr>
Reply-To: ken_45@daum.net
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:39:38 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL t

FROM THE DESK OF: Engr. Adewale Bright,
China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC),
Kudirat Abiola Way, Opebi Road,
Lagos State,
Nigeria.

Dear Friend,

I got your contact email address on the internet in my search for a
reputable, reliable, and trust worthy person who can stand confidently
with me in this business proposal that would be of great benefit and a
life changing opportunity.

Before I proceed, I will like to introduce myself to you. My name is
Adewale Bright, I am the Group Managing Director of Contract Award
Division of China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC). We
recently awarded a contract and I intentional over invoiced the
contract with the excess amount of US$4.5m with the view that as soon
as the real contractors receive their full contract payment of $10
Million Dollars, then I will claim the excess balance of $4.5 Million
Dollars for my personal use.

This sum of $4.5m originated from a deliberated over-invoiced Contract
Payment Voucher of a total value of $14.5 Million Dollars contract
awarded to Foreign Contractors for the supply and installation of
PIPELINE EQUIPMENT to a recent construction project here in Nigeria.
The contract was carried out successfully and all the equipment has
been completely supplied last month been Friday the 16th day of August,
2021.

The American and Chinese Company who supplied the equipment was paid
accordingly the real contract sum of $10 Million Dollars immediately
after the completion of the contract. It is therefore due for me to
claim this balance sum of $4.5 Million Dollars as final phase payment
to a foreign contractor, but I cannot accomplish this without
collaborating with a foreign partner or firm into whose Bank account
this over invoiced sum of $4.5 Million Dollars will be transferred to
as the beneficiary of the fund. Moreover, as a civil servant, I am not
allowed to operate foreign accounts.

Now, I am looking for a trust worthy person who I can refer and
present to Sterling Bank of Nigeria to claim the excess fund of $4.5m
presently in the CCECC Reserve Contract Account in Sterling Bank of
Nigeria waiting for claim. Being the Director of Contract Awarding
Committee of the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC),
I am the only person in position to appoint to Sterling Bank to
release the over invoiced sum of $4.5 Million Dollars to any foreign
beneficiary's Bank account that would be referred to Sterling Bank by
me.

It is in light of this development that I need your participation,
assistance, and co-operation to present and refer you to the Transfer
Department of Sterling Bank to claim the excess amount of $4.5 Million
Dollars as the last contractor that has just completed the supply of
the final equipment.

For your understanding, I have made all necessary arrangements for the
smooth transfer of the $4.5 Million Dolars into your bank account on
legal grounds in such a way that no risk to partners on either side.
The only risk I foresee here, is you alerting my company or your
refusal to work with me.

Please send me your personal information to enable me start up
immediately, such as:-

Your Full Names:.................................
Contact Address:.................................
Phone Numbers:...................................
Age:....................................................
Sex:....................................................
Occupation:........................................
Position:..............................................

As soon as I received your above personal information, then I will
process fresh contract documents that will be on your name, and then
summit them to Sterling Bank for the immediate release of the excess
amount of $4.5m into your Bank account without delay. With this
information, I can get you properly registered as one of the
contractors to China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC)
who was awarded this contract for the sum of $4.5 million to supply
the pipeline equipment.

After I completed the documentation process and forward all the
contract documents to Sterling Bank of Nigeria, I will then instruct
them to contact you and release the excess amount of $4.5m to you as
part of the first contractors whom had completely executed the
contract but waiting to receive the balance of the real contract sum.

I look forward to your quick response kindly send the required
information of yours through this email address ( ken_45@daum.net )

Best Regards,
Engr. Adewale Bright.

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