419 scam: "Mr. Abdulahi Gana" <CHAIRMANABDULAHIGANA@GMAIL.COM> ATTENTION

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
- ",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)
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.
- chairmanabdulahigana@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Abdulahi Gana" <CHAIRMANABDULAHIGANA@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:29:11 +0200 (EET)
Subject: ATTENTION

Mr. Abdulahi Gana
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. (NNPC)
Nigeria

Dear Friend,

I apologize contacting you through this medium. it's just the need of the matter that
propelled me to reach you via this medium, hope you will understand after reading my
email.
Well, it is my pleasure to write this mail basically to seek your consent on this
issue which involves an over-invoiced sum of money from my ministry Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which I would like you and I to work out together for
our mutual benefit and for investments.

The amount involved is US$25m. I am the Chairman Contracts Award Committee in my
ministry Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). There is an intentional
over-invoiced contract award to a firm (WOLFF & MULLER HOLDING GMBH & CO) worth
US$145,500,000.00 as the face value of the contract. The actual contract value was
US$120,500,000.00 leaving an excess of US$25,000,000.00 which is why I solicit your
consent to work out the excess fund for our mutual benefit.

So, the said mark up of US$25m was intentionally inflated for private use and for
investment so to say. At the moment the contract has been completed and full face
value of the entire contract US$145,500,000.00 was approved by the governing council
of the ministry. In view of the approval the real value of the contract
US$120,500,000.00 has been paid to the contractor that executed the contract. I
therefore write for us to work out the remaining balance of US$25m since it has also
been approved for payment to a sub-contractor which is how the over invoicing was
added to the principal contract value for official payment approval to be granted by
the governing council alongside the principal contract approval.

Now, the remaining balance of US$25m is what I intend to move secretly for investment
using your details as the sub-contractor to suit the arrangement. This is an official
process and there is no single risk involved from the beginning to the end and in
future. Off-course, you should understand this transaction requires absolute
confidentiality. It needs perfect secrecy, I repeat please as we work as partners to
get this achieved within few days.

We shall discuss other modalities including timing and sharing of the proceeds on
receipt of your readiness to work this out with me. Reply to my private
email:(CHAIRMANABDULAHIGANA@GMAIL.COM)

Best Regards,
Abdulahi Gana

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam