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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- log2146@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Mark Smith" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:23:18 +0100
Subject: From Director of National Agency for Petroleum
From Director of National Agency for Petroleum
Attn: Sir/ Madam
I am Dr. Mark Smith, the Director of National Agency for Petroleum and Pipeline Marketing (NAPPM) Nigeria; by virtue of which I am also the leader of our country`s delegation to the London International Petroleum Exchange from where I am sending this email to you. Going straight to the point; I have 18 million capital I need to relocate to safety and for investment. I accumulated the capital by allocating more quantities of petroleum to buyers - than what were officially recorded and reported to the Government. Now, I am leaving the NAPPM in the coming months; so I need to pull out the excess funds for safety and for investment. I need collaboration in that regard. I want to work with you to process and transfer this fund into your account.
The capital is safely rolling over in our (NAPPM) account with our National financial institution where it was received together with payments for the declared and recorded sales. And I have my sources in important positions in Government that would enable me to document and officially transfer out the fund as a legal and due payment for a contract job done for us (the NAPPM) some years back. Don’t worry about your occupation or line and scope of business as none of them matters in any way. I am deeply rooted in the government to pull the necessary strings and levers to ensure smooth, safe and timely actualization of the transfer. On completion of the transfer; you would get a tenth of the capital as your compensation.
I wait to give you all necessary details as soon as I hear from you.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Mark Smith
log2146@gmail.com
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