419 scam: "ANDREW YAKUBU"<mail@telecolumbus.net> INDICATE YOUR INTEREST

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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:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- andrew.yakubu52@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ANDREW YAKUBU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andrew.yakubu23@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 07:03:18 -0700
Subject: INDICATE YOUR INTEREST

I am Eng. Andrew Yakubu the Group Managing Director of Project Implementation, Budget and Finance of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I seek your assistance in executing this life-changing deal.

We awarded a contract to a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced and deliberately increased the contract cost. the actual contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, leaving a balance of US$40,750,000.00 (Forty Million Seven Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars). We have gotten approval to remit the balance to a foreign bank account. We are seeking your assistance in providing a good bank account into which we can remit this fund by acting as our main partner/trustee or sub-contractor.

Upon your application for claims through my ministry, i will facilitate the payment process and ensure that the funds are wired into your bank account as the sub-contractor.

Upon your response and indication to be part of this deal, I will disclose to you the full details of the transaction. All logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for a smooth conclusion of this transaction within the next few working days of commencement. We are willing to give you 40% of this fund and share the remaining 60% for ourselves after the successful transfer of the funds into your bank account. Contact me on this Confidential Tel: +234-805.768-4481 and email: andrew.yakubu52@gmail.com and with this Security Code: "DHL" that will be confirmed to you by me before opening up for conversation for security reasons since we are highly placed Government Officials and would want to keep this strictly confidential. This transaction is 100% risk-free and highly classified provided you treat it with utmost confidentiality.

Include your telephone/fax numbers for effective communications.Treat with utmost urgency and confidentiality.

Yours faithfully,
Andrew Yakubu
Group Executive Director (NNPC)

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