419 scam: "GGeneral Manager Budget and Project ( NNPC )" <etherobert@yahoo.gzyongan-volvocars.com.cn> General Manager Budget and Project (NNPC )Reply to: Email: muazuahmed2018@yahoo

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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)
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (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 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.
- +2348085296465 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- muazuahmed2018@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "GGeneral Manager Budget and Project ( NNPC )" <etherobert@yahoo.gzyongan-volvocars.com.cn>
Reply-To: <barbarajohnsondiplomat1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 05:32:37 -0800
Subject: General Manager Budget and Project (NNPC )Reply to: Email: muazuahmed2018@yahoo.com

>From The Desk Of: Muazu Ahmed General Manager Budget and Project ( NNPC ) Lagos Nigeria Reply to: Email: muazuahmed2018@yahoo.com I hope this Letter meets you in good faith. ( URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL ). I am the General Manager –Budget and Project of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC ) here in Nigeria, my Colleagues assigned me to seek assistance of reliable Foreign Company or an individual through whom we can transfer the sum of U.S. $ 32,000,000.00: ( Thirty Two Million United States Dollars) which arose from the deliberate Over-Invoiced Contract which was The expansion of Pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil and downstream products distribution and subsequent evacuation. The said amount has recently been approved and now ready to be transferred. However the company that actually executed the aforementioned contract have been fully paid and the projects officially commissioned. Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount into your account or Company for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/or operating foreign accounts in our names. Needless to say, the trust reposed in you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed amongst ourselves to offer you 25% of the transferred sum, 5% shall be set aside for any incidental due course. Modalities have been worked out at the highest levels of the Ministry 0f Finance, Central Bank of Nigeria and the Presidential Task Force on Contract Payment for the immediate remittance of the funds within 10 - 14 working days subject to your satisfaction of the above terms. Our assurance is that your role shall be totally risk free. To accord this transaction the legality it deserves, and for mutual security of funds, the whole procedures shall be legally processed with your name or any company you may nominate as the bona fide final beneficiary Once more, I want you to understand that having put in over 20 years in the Civil Service of my country, I am very much averse to having my image and career dented. This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and urgency. Kindly expedite immediate action as we are well behind schedule to enable us conclude this transfer in the first batch of the 2018 fiscal year contract payments. Kindly respond with following information A : Your full name as stated in your Passport or Drivers License B : Your telephone through which you could be reached at any time and Email Address. I could be reached at :+ 234 808 529 6465 We earnestly look forward to your earliest respond. Yours faithfully, Muazu Ahmed General Manager Budget and Project (NNPC )Reply to: Email: muazuahmed2018@yahoo.com tel: + 234 808 529 6465 Reply to: Email: muazuahmed2018@yahoo.com

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