419 scam: "Engr.Ahmed Bello"<usmanb009ng@yahoo.co.uk> Investment Trust Fund1

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- "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)
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.
- +2348034689220 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Engr.Ahmed Bello" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ahmedbello1960@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 08:37:11 -0700
Subject: Investment Trust Fund1

From the desk of the chairman

Contract Award Committee

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,

N.N.P. C Building, Ikoyi-Lagos.

Website: www.nnpcgroup.com

Tel: + 234-803 468 9220

Attn:

Mutual Collaboration

I am Engr.Ahmed Bello,chairman of the Contract Award Committee of

Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) I am mandated by my

colleagues to crave your indulgence in assisting us to transfer US$150

million US Dollars to any of your reliable account overseas.

The said fund US$150 million in question resulted from contract over

invoiced we perfected when we awarded contract for the construction of

OSO Crude Oil Evacuation pipeline network and Refineries equipments

and Petrochemicals equipments.

Now that the individual contractors have received their supposed

contract funds respectively, we want to transfer the over invoiced

fund US$150 million to your nominated account number for immediate

sharing/Investments.

All the necessary modalities have been perfected with the officials of

the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) for onward transfer of the fund abroad.

Thus, if you have the capacity to prosecute this transaction, I advice

you send to me the following vital information of yours: - 1.Full name

of your bank 2.The bank address of your bank; 3.The bank Swift

code;4.your contact telephone number or mobile cell phone number if

any.5.The Name of account holder or beneficiary, if you are not the

direct account holder.

My colleagues and I have resolved to offer you 30% of the total

money.5% would be mapped out to offset all the contingent expenses in

the course of the transaction while the remaining 65% will be shared

Among the concerned officials here.

Be informed, top most secret must be observed through out this

transaction for security reasons.

You can as well call me immediately you receive this massage on my

direct private mobile-cell phone number on 234 803 468 9220 for more

information.

I look forward to receiving your quick response urgent.

Yours sincerely,

Engr.Ahmed Bello

Nigerian National

Petroleum Corporation,

N.N.P.C

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