419 scam: "Alhaji Hassan Egobia"<fxxxxxxx425@hushmail.com> GOOD DAY SIR.

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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.
- +2347086491845 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
- 2347086491845
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.
- ealhajihassan@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alhaji Hassan Egobia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ealhajihassan@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:10:40 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY SIR.

FROM: ALHAJI HASSAN EGOBIA.
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
EMAIL:ealhajihassan@yahoo.co.uk
Tel/Fax NO: 234-7086491845.

Hello.

I am Alhaji Hassan Egobia,a director in the project and planning committee of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), I head a seven man Tenders Board Committee in charge of contract award committee and Payment approvals. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account.

There were series of contracts executed by a consortium of Multinationals in the oil industry in favour of the (NNPC) among which were;

1)The expansion of Pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil and downstream products distribution and subsequent evacuation -US$2 Billion.

2)Contract for Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of various Refineries in the country.

3)The construction of Storage Tanks for Petroleum Product (Depots)-US$94 Million.

The original value of of these contracts were deliberately over invoiced in the sum of Sixty Five million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars US65,500,000.00) which has recently been approved and now ready to be transferred. However the companies that actually executed the aforementioned contract have been fully paid and the projects officially commissioned.

Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount into your account for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants.By the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws)we are prohibited from opening or operating foreign accounts in our names.

Sequel to that, we wish to have the bellow listed information from you to enhance smooth and quick conclusion of this profitable business as you email:ealhajihassan@yahoo.co.uk.

Once more, I want you to understand that having put in over 20 years in the Civil Service of my country,

Best Regards.

Alhaji Hassan Egobia.
(Director P.P.C) NNPC.
Private Line:+234-708-6491845.

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