419 scam: "REGINALD AMADI"<reginaldamadi1961@gmail.com> VERY URGENT

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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 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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347051355444 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- reginaldamadi1960@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REGINALD AMADI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <reginaldamadi1960@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 00:25:07 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT

FROM ENGR.REGINALD AMADI.
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION.
FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX,
IKOYI - LAGOS.
EMAIL;reginaldamadi1960@gmail.com
MOBILE,+234 7051355444
REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE
It is my pleasure to contact you for an assistance and business co-operation. I know the content of this letter might be surprising to you but I assure you that every word of it is true. Even though we hardly
know each other I believe you can help me.
I am ENGR.REGINALD AMADI.,the Chief Contract Award Committee and the Export Regional Manager in charge of the sales of petroleum in the Federal Republic of Nigeria in West Africa.
My office monitors the sales and lifting of crude oil and petroleum product by foreign dealers. With the cooperation of my assistant,the head of the audit committee attached to the task force, I have
successfully saved about US$ 40,500.000.00 ( Fourty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only).
This money is as a result of allocation of excess crude oil to the foreign dealers, which has been sold but this money is not entered in the financial statement of my task force.
This money was lying unclaimed in the account of the task force, known only to my partner the chief security officer in our
ministry and me involved in the excess allocation.
We cannot lodge this money into our private bank account. In my country, public servants are not permitted to operate a foreign account.
Now the idea is to have a foreign partner whom the sum
will be transferred to he or her account .
All you have to do is to give us the following informations
(1) YOUR FULL NAME....................................
(2) HOME OR OFFICE ADDRESS................................
(3) YOUR PHONE & FAX NUMBER...................
(4) BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS...................................
If you can assist us transfer this money into your
nominated bank account,we will give you 35% of the
amount, 5% is mapped out for any expenses incurred by both parties and the rest 60% for us, You will keep the remaining sum for us pending our arrival to your country.
We intend to invest 50% of the sum in business.
We would want to know the lucrative business areas in
your country we can invest on with the 50% of the sum.
Don't worry about any problem in this business.
I assure it is safe and no risk is involved. No other
party is aware of the sum from the excess allocation
except my partner the chief security officer and I.
However, this transaction should be secret and
confidential. Be advised that business like this can not be realized
without trust.
But let Honesty and Trust be our watchword throughout this transaction and your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
We awaits your reply on your participation so that we
can proceed immidiately.
Your quick response matters.
Best regards
Eng. Reginald Amadi.

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