419 scam: "ANTI FRAUD UNIT/FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, NNPC"<jamie@mail.sbf-systems.com> Your Payment,

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "ANTI FRAUD UNIT/FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, NNPC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nnpccorporationgroups@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:10:57 +0100
Subject: Your Payment,

Beneficiary,

This is the second time we are notifying you about your said fund. We hereby send to you the information submitted by Mr. John T. Kehoe U.S.A of California, with an application to receive your Award Payment on your behalf. Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the following information and inform us if you are aware or know anything about this. This morning Mr. John T. Kehoe came to the office claiming that you have instructed him to come and receive the payment on your behalf. And i asked him to come back tomorrow to enable me verify if really you sent him or not as he did not provide any power of an attorney from you which will proof that you thoroughly send him. 1) Did you instruct one Mr. John T. Kehoe of 122 Fitch Way,Sacramento, Ca, 95864 USA, to claim and receive your payment on your behalf? 2) Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby making him the current beneficiary with the following account details: Account Name: Mr. John T. Kehoe Group Ltd, A/C #004792442195

We wait for your urgent respond so that you will be giving an immediate Response.
Yours Faithfully,
DR.HAMZA ABU
ANTI FRAUD UNIT/FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, NNPC

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