419 scam: "david_scott00@yahoo.com>"@mail.luatthuannguyen.com Re 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)
- "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)
- "abuja" (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.
- +2348026481996 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "david_scott00@yahoo.com>"@mail.luatthuannguyen.com
Reply-To: andersonkater000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:25:32 -0600
Subject: Re Dear Friend,,//

Dear Friend, Petroleum money transfer My name is Smith Jr Obi, the chief pr=
ocurement and contract award executive with the Nigerian National Petroleum=
Corporation (NNPC) at the headquarters of the firm in Abuja , Nigeria . My=
purpose of contacting you is to inform you of the urgent need for me and m=
y colleagues in the office to move out about $28.5m (twenty eight million f=
ive hundred thousand united states dollars) accrued to us from various over=
-invoiced contracts awarded by the corporation to a number of foreign firms=
. The contracts have since been executed and all contractors fully paid for=
their services. We are now left with the above stated over-invoiced sum of=
$28.5m United States dollars. We now need your assistance to identify with=
us to be presented as the legal and authentic beneficiary of the fund sinc=
e we are restricted and bound from operating foreign bank accounts by the c=
ode of conduct bureau as civil servants. If you are interested to partner w=
ith us, please send your reply direct to me to enable me furnish you with m=
ore details, thanks Much regards Dr. Smith Jr Obi GED, Commercial & Investm=
ent, NNPC, Mobile:+2348026481996

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