419 scam: "DR. AFE BABALOLA"<afebaba@gmail.com> Medical and Green Energy Electrification Equipment Urgently Needed

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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:
- "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 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.
- afebab@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. AFE BABALOLA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <afebab@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 07:53:47 +0100
Subject: Medical and Green Energy Electrification Equipment Urgently Needed

GOOD DAY,

I discovered you are either a business man or a contractor. There is bidding and request for proposal (RFP) for a number of contracts to supply various hospital and green energy electrification equipments to the Niger Delta Development Commission in respect to the execution of its 2nd batch of 29 mega projects across the regions of 8 oil producing states in Nigeria.

Note that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from the oil region of the Nigeria has mandated me to source for a reliable and a reputable company that can supply them with various hospital and green energy electrification equipments.

Quantity: 3000 Pcs

Destination Port: Lagos, Nigeria

Contract Period: 12 Calendar Months

Payment: 100% Advance TT

I understand that your company is capable of supplying the above quantity of various hospital and green energy electrification equipments within a period of 12 months. Please write back to me and send to me the FOB prices quotations.

I am waiting for your valued response afebab@gmail.com

Best regards,

Dr. Afe Babalola

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)

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