419 scam: "Dr. Attahir B. Yusuf" <attahir@nnpc.com> Mutual Business Partnership

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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:
- "dear friend" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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 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.
- dryusufattah@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Attahir B. Yusuf" <attahir@nnpc.com>
Reply-To: attahiryusuf@execs.com
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 03:57:27 -0700
Subject: Mutual Business Partnership

Dr. Attahir B. Yusuf
Group Executive Director, Commercial and Investment,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
NNPC Towers, Central Business District,
Herbert Macaulay Way,
P.M.B. 190, Garki, Abuja.

Dear Friend
With due respect, I observe every protocols and pay all due compliments. I am Mr. Shehu Liman Group General Manager, Supply Chain Management with the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, I have with me the payment schedule for the next quarter of this year, which involves the name of Late Mr. Xie Zhenfeng who was among the Dana Plane Crash Victims on Sunday June 3rd, 2012, on his way back to Lagos from Abuja the Nigerian Capital. You can read more of this issue on the links below:

http://africansuntimes.com/2012/06/lagos-nigeria-plane-crash-victims-list-names-of-passengers-who-died-on-sunday/
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/5413-153-passengers-dead-in-dana-air-crash-in-lagos.html

I write to let you know that after the death of Mr.Xie Zhenfeng, who has no next of Kin or anybody to inherit his estate here in Nigeria, I write to solicit for you to partner with me to claim his contract amount of $78M (Seventy Eight Million United States Dollars only)that is already due for payment to the presented beneficiary this quarter of the year.
Also as soon as I receive your agreement on this I will forward to you the payment schedule where his name and amount was written as due for payment and other approved documents on this payment. I am ready to share with you 50-50 as soon as this fund is claimed and transferred to your bank account.
Finally, we shall discuss on other things and modalities as soon as I receive your response to this proposal, meanwhile this should remain with you alone pending when you shall conclude, and if you are not interested you delete the message.
Waiting to hear from you.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Attahir B. Yusuf
Group Executive Director, Commercial and Investment
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Phone:2348175027352
Email: dryusufattah@gmail.com

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