419 scam: "Mr. Chiugo Ndubisi"<info@demae-seminar.com> From Mr. Chiugo Ndubisi

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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "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)
- "30% for you " (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +2348127937990
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.
- chiugonduisi@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Chiugo Ndubisi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chiugonduisi1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 02:00:18 -0800
Subject: From Mr. Chiugo Ndubisi

Diamond Bank PLC (Head Office Annex)
Plot 1261, Adeola Hopewell Street,
P. O. Box 70381, Victoria Island, Lagos
Private E-mail: chiugonduisi@yahoo.com
Phone: +234-8127937990

Sir,

as a surpr
Compliments of the day and how is life generally with you? Of course it is my humble wish to solicit and crave your

indulgence to make this project request for a joint business transaction which I hope will not come to you
ise, hence I plead for your pardon.

I am Mr. Chiugo Ndubisi, the Acting Chief Financial Officer of Diamond Bank Plc Headquarters, Lagos. I have an urgent and

confidential business proposal for you.

On April 30 2012, an American oil consultant/contractor with Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) Mr. Ross

Stevenson made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calenderer month valued at $14,600,000.00 (Fourteen Million Six

Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in my branch.

On maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarded address but got no reply after months we sent a reminder and

finally we discovered from his contract employer (Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation) that
Mr. Ross Stevenson died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, it was clear that he died without making a

WILL. All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Ross Stevenson did not declare any next of kin or relations

in all his official documents including his deposit document in my bank. The total sum of$14,600,000.00 is still in my bank

as dormant account. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Nigerian banking law, after five years, the

money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government. If the account owner is certified death and nobody comes

forward to claim it.

This is the situation, and my proposal is that I am looking for a foreigner who will stand in as the beneficiary/next of

kin. This is simple. All you have to do is to immediately send me the details of a bank account anywhere in the world for me

to arrange the proper money transfer documents. The money will then be transferred into the account for us to share in the

ration of 60% for me 30% for you while the remaining 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred within here and there.

There is no risk involved. I am using my position and connection in the bank here to do all the documentations for the

transaction. We shall employ the services of an attorney to draft the WILL and obtain all necessary
documents and letter of administration in your favour for the transfer. This transaction is risk free guaranteed. If you are

interested, please reply immediately and be rest assured that this transaction could be most
profitable for both of us. Please do not expose this deal if you are not interested because if you do, it will take me out

of seat.

I await your urgent reply.

Best Regards,
Mr. Chiugo Ndubisi

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