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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Nnpc Office <nnpcoffice271@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.nnpcoffice1@yandex.com
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:38:49 +0100
Subject: BENEFICIARY CONTRACT PAYMENT FILE Contract File Number 10601.
Contract Number 219/NNPC/FGN/2019. supplying of oil pipe line and
installation and oil batch to the Nigerian National petroleum Cooperation
(NNPC) OF uS$35.5 MILLION
ATENTION BENEFICIARY
I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT AFTER MY MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF HEALTH
IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN CONTRACTORS THAT ARE MANDATED TO RECEIVE THEIR
CONTRACT CASH PAYMENT BY MEETING OUR EUROPEAN PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THEIR CONTRACT CASH PAYMENT.
DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC AFFECTING THE WHOLE WORLD, YOUR
CONTRACT PAYMENT HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT
FROM OUR CORRESPONDING BANK OVERSEAS BY OPENING YOUR ONLINE BANK
ACCOUNT WITH OUR PAYING BANK . IF IT IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, YOU CONFIRM
BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENABLE ME FORWARD TO YOU THE
CONTRACT OF OUR PAYING BANK OVERSEAS FOR YOU TO CONTACT THE BANK FOR
THE OPENING OF YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT WITH THE PAYING BANK. FOR THE
SMOOTH TRANSFER OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT OFuS$35.5MILLION USD INTO
YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT.
I HAVE SENT YOUR DETAILED INFORMATION TOGETHER WITH YOUR ADDRESS, TEL,
AND A COPY OF YOUR I.D TO OUR PAYING BANK AS THE BENEFICIARY OF YOUR
uS35.5M USD TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU ARE
GOING TO OPEN WITH OUR PAYING BANK IN.
The contract tax force inspection team have visited your contract
project site where this contract was excited they have given the final
approval for payment they will be no reduction from your total
contract sum to be pay to you or removing $1 from your total contract
sum if you are ready to receive your contract fund you must pay for
your project site fee charges To our payment officer that will contact
you on his arrival in eruope for the smooth release of your contract
payment to you.
MY REGARDS TO YOUR FAMILY.
Dr,mredward carlo,
Director of Contract Bill Payment
Eastern Gas Gathering System
(EGGS).N.N.P.C
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