419 scam: "Abubakar"< 77777westermman@coretech.co.th> Attention, Pressident / director

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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 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)
- "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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- mohammedhumed648@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Abubakar" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohammedhumed648@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 05:39:03 -0700
Subject: Attention, Pressident / director

ATTN: PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR,

I am Alh. Mohammed Humed the chief accountant of the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Sir, My corporation (NNPC) awarded a contract of US$186,700.00 (One
Hundred & Eighty-Six Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars only) to a foreign firm to supply Rig and Drilling Equipment
for Port Harcourt River State Refinery here in Nigeria but because of
my position, this contract was over invoiced to
US$45,300,000.00(Forty-Five Million Three Hundred Thousand United
states Dollars).

The original contract sum has been paid to the contractors that
executed the project, now we are left with the sum of
US$45,300,000.00(Forty-Five million, Three Hundred thousand
U.S.Dollars only).

All arrangements have been concluded on how this money will be moved.

My constraints lie on the fact that I required a foreign firm or
individual account number where the money will be paid into; whose
owner will be portrayed as a contractor/ beneficiary of fund. In fact
this is while I am writing you this letter.

NOTE: There is no risk involved, as I have taken care of all,
loopholes covered.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Email; mohammedhumed648@gmail.com
Best regards.
Alh. Mohammed Humed
Chief Accountant of (NNPC)

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