419 scam: "Dr.Phillip Akutey " <Dr.akutey@nnpc.com.ng> BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP Bottom of Form 1

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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:
- "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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Phillip Akutey " <Dr.akutey@nnpc.com.ng>
Reply-To: phillipsakutey@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 02:38:32 +0300
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP Bottom of Form 1

DR. Phillip Akutey,
FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX,
IKOYI - LAGOS.
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REQUEST FOR AN URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUS=
INESS RELATIONSHIP
=

After due deliberation with my colleagues, I have decided to forward to yo=
u this business proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist us to =
transfer the sum of Twenty Million United States Dollars ($20,000,000) into=
his / her account. This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from cont=
racts awarded by us under the budget allocation to my Ministry and this bil=
l has been approved for payment by the concerned Ministries.
=

The contract has since been executed, commissioned and the contractor was =
paid the actual cost of the contract. We are left with the balance of US$20=
.Million as part of the over-invoiced amount which we have deliberately ove=
r estimated for our own use. But under our protocol division, civil servant=
s are forbidden to operate or own foreign accounts. This is why I am contac=
ting you to be our custodian for this fund.
=

If you are interested in this mutual benefit, get back to me immediately y=
ou receive this email so that I will give you more details and the procedur=
e on how we can execute this transaction
=

I look forward to hearing from you.
=

Warm Regards, Dr Phillip Akutey.

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