419 scam: "Alexander Mohammed Mould"<roberto@alternativaprovedor.com.br> CONTRACT AWARD PAYMENT

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Alexander Mohammed Mould" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexmmould@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2017 09:39:48 -0800
Subject: CONTRACT AWARD PAYMENT

From The Desk of:
HON. (DR.) Alexander Mohammed Mould.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
(NNPC)

After much deliberation from the board of Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and members of Presidential Committee on Contract Payment, it was conclusively agreed by the Committee to release payment to all the Next of Kin to our Sub- contractors who have not received their contract payment before they passed on.

I wish to present you as the NEXT OF KIN to one of the deceased who have not received his contract payment, and according to the Will of the beneficiary stated upon his demise that his payment should be handed over to his NEXT OF KIN.

I wish to inform you that the inheritance payment have been processed and will be released to you as NEXT OF KIN, also note that from the record of our outstanding sub-contractor's file we have here, the inheritance payment which is US$30.5Million. And the funds shall be released to you through our Bank by telegraphic transfer to your account or deliver to the address you will provide.

BEST REAGRDS.

HON. (DR.) Alexander Mohammed Mould,
(CHIEF EXECUTIVE).
CONTRACT AWARD AND PAYMENT DEPARTMENT.

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