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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: Martins Ilo <mrmrsilo22@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 13:46:24 +0000
Subject: Attn: The President/Ceo

It is my pleasure to write you this mail for a mutual business transaction.

I am an accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) awarded a contract to a
German firm for the Rehabilitation and Maintenance of the Port Harcourt/
Kaduna refineries in Nigeria to the tune of $500m. But the contract was
inflated to $650m by us in the contract award committee.

The German contractors have completed their contract and have been paid
their actual contract amount of the $500m, leaving the $150m over invoicing
in the NNPC's coffer with the central bank of Nigeria.

Presently, the contract award committee has been dissolved after completing
their assignment. Myself who is an employed officer with the NNPC is still
working and aware of this over invoiced fund.

Now, the NNPC has approved the payment of the $150m as the balance of the
contract value and authorized my office to contact the contractor for the
payment.

The German contractors have gone, I am looking for a reliable foreign
partner who I will process this payment with his name as the SUB-CONTRACTOR
to the German firm and transfer the $150m into his bank account, hence my
contacting you through this medium.

There is no risk whatsoever involved in this transaction as all measures
are in place for a hitch free transaction.

If you will be interested to work with me to execute this project, please
kindly get back to me through this email address for more details.

Thanking you in anticipation of your positive response.

Regards,

Martins Ilobaba.

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