419 scam: "Mr. Gilbert Nnaji"<infoofficemail01@gmail.com> Dear Friend

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state 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)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Gilbert Nnaji" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrgilbertnnaji@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2016 03:53:29 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

Compliment of the season, how are you and your family? Hope All is well. I found your Email contact from a girl that operate computer during my recent annual inspections. By the way of introducing, I am Mr. Gilbert Nnaji, a Special Personal Assistant to the immediate past President of Nigeria, Dr. Good luck Ebele Jonathan. They nicknamed me Mr. FIX IT, because I did a lot of difficult things for the President. I remain the closest official to him. I have a huge and life transforming business proposal which I want to introduce to you. This business is both CLASSIFIED AND CONFIDENTIAL.

I headed the team that raised funds for his Presidential campaign in the 2015 election here in Nigeria. We decided to create some fictitious contracts which we used to siphon government money for his campaign. Cleverly, I left one for myself which amounts to US$65,000,000.00 (Sixty-Five Million United State Dollars). This is in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. I teamed up with some highly placed officials of this corporation to make it possible.

This money has continued to reflect in the system as an unpaid debt to a contractor. I would want you to cooperate with us to claim this money. You will come in as the contractor who executed this contract. We will bequeath legitimacy and legality to this by writing and getting approvals that will make you the beneficiary of the fund. This is risk free as all the arrangements to make it look so have been perfected. Suffice it to say it is hitch free as you will sleep with
your two eyes closed both from the time it is processed to the time the fund will be transferred to you.

You will be entitled to 35% of the entire sum while 60% will be for us and 5% earmarked for expenses. We need your Name, Address, and Telephone numbers, and your bank coordinates that will be used in getting money transfer enabling approvals. This transaction will be concluded within the shortest possible time to the joy and delight of
all the partners. This is highly confidential and please always treats it as such while I wait anxiously for your quick response, so that we can take off immediately.

We will hire a Lawyer who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria who has a lot of influence in the corridors of power here. He will be the one to front for you, and would make the contract look like one that was really awarded, executed and entitled for payment.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Gilbert Nnaji.

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