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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: KINGSLEY MOGHALU <kingsdgovernorcbn2@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2023 19:53:36 +0100
Subject: Good day my dear,

Attn.,Dear Sir/ma

I guess this letter may come to you as a surprise since I had no previous
correspondence with you. I am the chairman tender board of oil company in
Nigeria .I got your contact in the course of my search for a reliable
person with whom to handle a very confidential transaction involving the
transfer of fund valued fifty million united states dollars ($50m) to a
safe foreign account.I got your contact from your country's Diplomat
attache at your Embassy here,although I did not disclose my main reason
for looking for a reliable company or person in your country to him.

The above fund in question is not connected with arms, drugs or money
laundering. It is the product of over invoice on contract awarded in 2015
by NNPC, to a foreign company for the turn around maintenance of Nigeria
oil refineries in Kaduna , delta, and Port Harcourt River states of
Nigeria. The contract has long been executed and payment of the actual
contract amount made to the foreign contractor leaving the balance of $50m
US dollars in a dormant account which my colleagues and I now want to
transfer out of Nigeria into a reliable foreign account for our personal
use.

As civil servants, we are not allowed by the law to operate a foreign bank
account here in Nigeria while we are still serving . Therefore it becomes
necessary to look for a foreign assistant with the capability to act as the
original beneficiary of the contract . The fund is right now in a BANK in
NIGERIA .

My dear, it is a good thing that our country president has endorsed the
resolution passed by the senate chambers that all foreign contractors
owned by my country Nigeria should be paid on or before the end year 2023 ,
we will seize this good opportunity to purport you as one of the
contractors and beneficiary to be paid.If you are interested in this
proposal kindly send to me your letter of acceptance along with your direct
telephone numbers, but if you cannot for any reason to handle this
transaction I should be grateful if you can introduce it to a reliable and
trustworthy person in which in any case your interest will be properly
taken care off.

Meanwhile, my colleagues and I have decided to share the money in the
following ratio: 60% for my colleagues and I, then 30% for you, the account
owner and 10% for all local and international expenses that may arise in
the course of this transaction.

Further details about this transaction will be discussed in the subsequent
correspondence.This transaction is strictly confidential but 100% risk free
for both of us. Note also that the particular nature of your business is
irrelevant to this transaction and this transaction is expected to be
concluded within 14 bank working days since all local contacts and
arrangements have been properly perfected for a smooth and successful
conclusion of this transaction. please you are required to fill this
and return to me also to enable us to be fast on the process .

Your Full Name................... Address..........................
Age..................................... Occupation.....................
Your Phone Number.............. Country And State...............
Bank Details ...............................................

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR KINGSLEY MOGHALU
CHAIRMAN (TBN)

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