419 scam: TANKO ESSIEN <tessienii@hotmail.com> (no subject)

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: TANKO ESSIEN <tessienii@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:17:47 +0000
Subject:

From Chief Tanko Essien

Nigerian Petroleum Dev.Company.

Abuja, Nigeria.

Dear Friend,

I am Chief Tanko Essien, a top official with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), i need your assistance to transfer the sum of US$17,000,000.00( Seventeen Million United States Dollars) into your bank account, I got this fund after the execution of a contract which our company did and the contractor has been paid his fully amount of the contract sum and now i am left with the sum of US$17,000,000.00 which i want you to help me to transfer the fund into your bank account Confidentially ,so that we can share and invest the funds together in your country.

I promise you, you will take 30% of this fund when transferred into your bank account and i want your honesty in this our new lifetime business relationship that we are about to establish and i don’t want any of my colleagues in our office to know about this money.

In order for me to get the fund transferred to your account ,these following information will be required for immediate approval and transfer of the funds to your account without any delay or trouble.

They are: Your Full Names, Your Bank Account numbers, Your Bank Name and Address, Your Bank Swift code, Bank Telephone Numbers, Your Driver’s license and ID card or passport, Your Residential address and your Private Telephone Number for fast communication.

Know that with this information’s, the whole fund will be transferred to your account immediately i receive the details from you and i will be coming to your country to meet you within 2weeks after the fund has been transferred to your account.

Remember to keep this transaction confidential to avoid delay or trouble on the transfer of the fund to your bank account and know that the fund is safe from any kind of trouble or risk after transferred to your account.

Thanks for your cooperation and i am waiting to hear from you.

Chief Tanko Essien

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