419 scam: "(Chairman OF Debt Reconciliation Committee) $10.5 Million Dollars YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED" <david.igee20101@gmail.com> (Chairman OF Debt Reconciliation Committee) $10.5 Million Dollars<br> YOUR 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:

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:
- "million 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)
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
- +2348164936795
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.
- drmaikantikacallabaru41@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "(Chairman OF Debt Reconciliation Committee) $10.5 Million Dollars YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED" <david.igee20101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drmaikantikacallabaru41@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:55:08 -0700
Subject: (Chairman OF Debt Reconciliation Committee) $10.5 Million Dollars
YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED,

NNPC Towers, Central Business District,
Herbert Macaulay Way,
P.M.B. 190, Garki, Abuja.
Tel: + 234-8164936795

Date:15/10/2018

Attn:BENEFICIARY
The Federal Government of Nigeria has decided to pay you through our
Oil Reserve Consolidated Account due to some anomalies and
discrepancies in most of our federal ministries,local banks,NNPC and
the nations apex bank,Federal Reserve Bank New York.
However,full scale and detailed investigation revealed that you have
paid colosal amount of money to fraudulent individuals in time past
and for that cogent reason the Federal Government of Nigeria decided
to solely handle the
payment of your fund through our Oil Reserve Consolidated Account for
safety reasons.
For this singular payment purpose,you should send across your current
receiving bank account and your telephone and fax to enable us perfect
the final payment of your fund into it, alternatively you will be paid
through transfer.You should as well include the contract
payment. You will be paid first $10.5 million Dollars as compensation for all
you have gone through.
information which will help facilitate the transfer in your behalf.
Sorry for what you might have gone through in the hands of our past
Please kindly send me the following telephone and fax number and address.
Response to my private Emai:(drmaikantikacallabaru41@gmail.com)
Call me for more details on my Direct line 234-8164936795
Respectfully yours,
Dr Maikanti Kacalla Baru,
Chairman OF Debt Reconciliation Committee Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

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