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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: NNPC <infooffice834@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infonnpcoffice30115@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:16:15 +0100
Subject: BENEFICIARY CONTRACT PAYMENT FILE Contract File Number 10601.
Contract Number 219/NNPC/FGN/2019. supplying of oil pipe line and
installation and oil batch to the Nigerian National petroleum Cooperation
(NNPC) OF US$38.5 MILLION
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY
I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT AFTER OUR MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF
HEALTH IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN CONTRACTORS THAT ARE MANDATED TO RECEIVE
THEIR CONTRACT PAYMENT BY MEETING OUR EUROPEAN PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THEIR CONTRACT PAYMENT BY BANK TO BANK WIRE
TRANSFER.
DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC AFFECTING THE WHOLE WORLD,YOUR
CONTRACT PAYMENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR YOU TO RECEIVE FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENT BANK OVERSEAS . IF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, CONFIRM
BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENABLE ME FORWARD TO YOU THE CONTACT
OF OUR CORRESPONDENT PAYING BANK OVERSEAS FOR YOU TO CONTACT THEM FOR
THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT INTO YOUR NOMINATED
BANK ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE CONTRACT FUND OF $38.5M TO BE
PAID TO YOUR BANK WITHIN 72HRS WORKING DAY YOU ARE ADVISED TO FORWARD
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
NAME.....................................
ADDRESS...................................
MOBILE CELL PHONE NUMBER.....................
COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.........
OCCUPATION..................................
YOUR NOMINATED BANKING DETAILS TO G ETHER WITH YOUR BANK SWICD CODE
WE AWAITS YOUR URGENT RESPONSE
MY REGARDS TO YOUR FAMILY
Dr.MELE KYARI
GROUP MANAGING Contract Bill Payment
Eastern Gas Gathering System
(EGGS).N.N.P.C
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