419 scam: "ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT, NNPC CONTRACT AWARDS OFFICE NIGERIA." <accontsa.nnpccontracts@gmail.com> Attn: President/Ceo,

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "million 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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "abuja" (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.
- +2347044105030 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- engr.frankibeh99@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT, NNPC CONTRACT AWARDS OFFICE NIGERIA." <accontsa.nnpccontracts@gmail.com>
Reply-To: engr.frankibeh99@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 04:48:44 -0800
Subject: Attn: President/Ceo,

FROM: ENGR. FRANK C. IBEH.
NNPC Towers,Central Business District,
Plot 137 Herbert Macaulay Avenue,Garki,
Abuja- Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.
My Direct Telephone: + 234-704-410-5030.
Private Email: engr.frankibeh99@gmail.com

Attn: President/Ceo,

YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED.

I am Engr. Frank C. Ibeh, the Group Executive Director (Finance &
Accounts)Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC). I am
contacting you for a business transaction involving the transfer of
the sum of{USD$22M} Twenty-Two Million United States Dollars which
came about as a result of a number of over-invoiced contracts awarded
to foreign contractors 3 years ago, which were executed and the real
owners of these contracts have already been paid their original actual
contract sums and we are left with the over-invoiced sum stated above.

For the reasons of more clarity, we are two top officers involved in
this Deal. We want to present you/your company as the beneficiary to
this fund if you agree to work with us in total confidence,so that you
can stand-in to receive this money for our mutual benefits. This
implies that we will present your names to the Contract Payment
Authorization office of NNPC for you to receive this fund on our
behalf. We will share this fund as follows: 30% to you for this
assistance and 60% for me and my
colleague involved in this Deal,while the last 10% will be mapped out
to cover any expenses you will make in order to secure the approvals
in your name for this claim. You should consider this proposition as a
lucky break for your financial needs this particular season,and we are
indeed ready to make an application for this payment immediately.

If you have interest in this DEAL, kindly send to me the following
information which will be used in the securing of all the approval
documents for this payment in your name/favor to ensure a smooth and
quick claims process.

1. Your Names In Full.
2. Your Contact/Postal Address.
3. Your Marital Status/Occupation.
4. Your ID 1ST COPY to fully Identify you by face.
5. Your Position In Your Place Of Work If Still In Active Age.

These will be used in securing the approvals for the release of the
fund to your nominated bank account or as may be decided later,when
the claims process is concluded. Your early indication of interest
should be communicated back to me quickly within the next 3-working
days so that further vital details are furnished you at once.

Do forward your information to my Private Email Address:{
engr.frankibeh99@gmail.com }, for the reasons of absolute safety of
this transaction and our sensitive positions in office. I am the one
with the password to the email address, so feel free to send your
information there for this deal.

Wishing You All The Best.

Yours faithfully,

Engr. Frank C. Ibeh{D-CODE-558I}.
Director (Finance & Accounts)Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC).

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