419 scam: "Mr.Umar I. Ajiya" <franksmith197602@gmail.com> Can You Handle This With Me?

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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:
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- isiakannpc197601@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Umar I. Ajiya" <franksmith197602@gmail.com>
Reply-To: isiakannpc197601@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 12:19:13 +0100
Subject: Can You Handle This With Me?

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Dear Mr/Mrs

I am Mr.Umar I. Ajiya, Chief Financial Officer, Finance & Accounts with
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) it is my pleasure to write
this mail basically to seek your consent on a transaction which involves
transfer of an over-invoiced sum of money from my ministry to your bank
account.

The amount involved is USD$19.2M(Nineteen million Two Hundred United States
dollars only). I am a member of the Contract Award Committee (CAC) in my
ministry Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The amount was
Intentionally over-invoiced for our benefit.

We have worked carefully to secure the approval of the fund since the
original contract value has been paid on completion of the contract in
2016. Then the remaining balance of the USD$19.2M (Nineteen million Two
Hundred United States dollars only) is what we intend to transfer secretly
to you using your bank account details.

The civil service code of conduct does not allow any serving officer to
operate a foreign bank account, we are seriously handicapped to transfer
the fund to an offshore account hence this contact to you.

It is on this basis that I thought it wise to use a foreigner to receive
the fund for our mutual benefit.

We shall draw an agreement to back up this transaction and also to spell
out our duties, sharing modalities and safety of the fund in your bank
account.

If you are interested, please send the required information as stated below.

1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Mobile Number
4. Occupation:
5. Sex:
6. Age:
7. Nationality:

Summarily, there is no single risk involving having taken care of all forms
of obstacles that would pose some risks in the deal.

To avoid taking things for granted, the transaction will be processed
legitimately with all legal proof on the execution of the contract.

Please contact me back on this email (isiakannpc197601@hotmail.com)for more
details

I await your response.

Kind Regards
Mr.Umar I. Ajiya
Chief Financial Officer
Finance & Accounts

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