419 scam: "MR.ISMAIL M. QURESHI"<info@grifhost.com> Dear Sir/Madam, IMPORTANT MESSAGE..

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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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- mohamediqur@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.ISMAIL M. QURESHI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohamediqur@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 02:49:00 +0300
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam, IMPORTANT MESSAGE..

DEAR SIR,

THIS MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT IS A 100% RISK FREE
BUSINESS. I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH THE NEWSLETTER I RECEIVED FROM
THE NIGERIA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES. AND AFTER GOING
THROUGH YOUR INFORMATION I SURMISED THAT YOU MUST BE HONEST,
TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE.

I AM THE GROUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CONTRACT PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT
HERE IN NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION (NNPC). NEVERTHELESS,
BECAUSE OF THE OIL CRISES WHICH ARISES BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OF NIGERIA AND THE NIGER DELTA (SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY) WHICH IS
THE OIL PRODUCING PART OF THE COUNTRY. BEFORE THIS CRISES, I AND OTHER
DIRECTORS IN THE OFFICE HAS COLLABORATED AND OVER-INVOICED AN OIL
CONTRACT OF $25.5M (TWENTY-FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USA
DOLLARS). THIS MONEY HAS BEEN LYING DORMANT IN A BANK HERE IN NIGERIA
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUPERVISORY
COUNCIL OF THE NNPC.

NOW WE HAVE AGREED TO MOVE THIS MONEY OUT OF THIS COUNTRY TO BE
DEPOSITED IN A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHICH WE CAN ALSO INVEST IT IN A
FOREIGN COUNTRY AND WE NEED A FOREIGNER WHO IS TRUSTWORTHY AND
RELIABLE THAT CAN PRESENT A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT SO THAT THE BANK IN
NIGERIA WILL TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT AS OUR FOREIGN
CONTRACTOR, AFTER WHICH WE WILL COME OVER FOR THE SHARING.

BUT BEAR IN MIND THAT YOU WILL AT THE END TAKE 40%, THEN WHILE I AND
MY PARTNER INVOLVED IN THIS BUSINESS WILL TAKE 60%. IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN THIS BUSINESS CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT WE
CAN DIRECT YOU ON WHAT TO DO TO AVOID DELAY IN DISBURSEMENT OF THE
FUND INTO YOUR DESIGNED BANK ACCOUNT .REMEMBER TO SEND ALONG YOUR
DIRECT TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBER AND SECURED EMAIL ADDRESS FOR OUR EASY
COMMUNICATION.

CONTACT ME URGENTLY FOR YOUR GOOD RESPONDS THROUGH MY E-mail-:(
mohamediqur@gmail.com )
BEST REGARDS,

GROUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
CONTRACT PROCUREMENT DEPT NNPC

MR.ISMAIL M. QURESHI.

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