419 scam: "N.N.P.Coporation"<nnpcorporation22@gmail.com> Trust Fund

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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.
- +2348035829783 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "N.N.P.Coporation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cooperation22@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 08:24:26 -0800
Subject: Trust Fund

From the desk of the chairman

Contract Award Committee

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

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

Website: www.nnpcgroup.com

Attn:

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

Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (N.N.P.C) I am mandated by my

colleagues to crave your indulgence in assisting us to transfer US$100

Million US Dollars to any of your reliable account overseas.

The said fund US$100 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$100 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 (C.B.N) 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 Names

2.Your Bank Name and Address

3.The Bank Account Number And Swift Code ,if any

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 80% of the total money

,while the remaining 20% 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 234-803 582 9783 for more

information.

I look forward to receiving your quick response urgent.

Yours sincerely,

Engr.Ahmed Bello

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

Tel: + 234-803 582 9783

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