419 scam: "Douglas Anthony"<bgboots@mail.bg> From Douglas Anthony.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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 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.
- +2348134778578
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.
- douglasanthonyng1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Douglas Anthony" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <douglasanthonyng1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 12:38:27 +0100
Subject: From Douglas Anthony.

From the Desk of
Hon. Douglas Anthony
Chief Accountant
Phone: +234-8134778578
Direct Email: douglasanthonyng1@gmail.com

Attn: Sir / Madam,

Before we proceed with this project, please permit me to introduce myself to you, as I would also like to know you well to enable us work together as trusted friends and enjoy the enormous benefits the transaction.

My name is Hon. Douglas Anthony and I am the chief Accountant with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation.

I am also the chairman of the 5 Man Contract Review Committee, who was mandated by the present Civilian Administration to review all contract payments by the Corporation.

In the course of our assignment, we discovered an excess unbounded sum of $28M (Twenty-Eight Million United States of America Dollars} which we want to release and transfer to your account and close the files.

As civil servants, we are not allowed to operate foreign bank account, hence we seek your assistance as a foreigner to provide your account so that we will transfer the $28.8m into your account and share accordingly.

We promise that when the $28.8m is transferred into your account, 30% of the funds which is $8,400,000 will be given to as your benefit.
We request you to send us the following detail immediately:

Your Name:
Your Occupation:
Your address:
Your position:
Your Telephone Numbers:
Your email:

Your bank name:
Bank address:
Your account name:
Your account number:
Routing number:

As soon as we receive the above information from you, we shall give you an authorization letter and direct you where you should forward it to and claim the $28m without delay.

We need your attention very urgently as we don’t want another person to discover the funds again.
Yours Sincerely

Hon. Douglas Anthony
Chief Accountant
Phone: +234-8134778578
Direct Email: douglasanthonyng1@gmail.com

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