419 scam: "Mr. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo"<mohammedsb1968@gmail.com> REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE- STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "prepared to give you 30% " (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (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.
- mohammedsb1967@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohammedsb1967@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:18:49 +0700
Subject: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE- STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR

DEAR SIR/MADAM

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE- STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I am Mr. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, Group Managing Director Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation and also and accountant with Federal Ministry of petroleum Resources (FMPR) and a member of a three-man Tender Board in charge of contract review and payments approvals. I Came to know of you in my search for a reliable person to handle a Very confidential transactions that the transfers of a huge of money to a foreign account. It may sound strange but exercise patience and read on. There were series of contracts executed by a consortium Multinational in the Oil industry in favor of Ministry of Petroleum Resources among which was

1. The extension of pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil,
Down stream products distribution and subsequent evacuation- US$ 195Million

2. Contract for the Turn around Maintenance (TAM) of the various
Refineries in the country~ US$ 152Million

3. The of the Kaduna Refinery, some contractors where
Paid their contract while some has not been paid by the Nigerian
Government. Where we head meeting

Why am writing you this mail, is for us to do this deal, because I Will be approving the of USD$9.5Million in your name and I want
You to act as one of the contractors owned by the Nigerian Government,
I will include your name in the file I will submit to the presidency For approval and I am prepared to give you 30% of the total money after This money is been transferred to your banks account

Sir/Madam, if you are willing to do this deal with me, kindly contact Me via the telephone numbers or email address above or via this
Alternative email address (mohammedsb1967@gmail.com) then I will Now tell you the next step that we are going to follow and what you
Need to send to me for me to start processing all the paper works to Back up the claim of this USD$9.5M Please don’t fail to include your
Private contacts details. Please destroy this letter, if you are not Willing to do this deal with me. I will be investing my own share of
The money through your guide lines in your country or if you have a Company, I prefer to go into partnership with you. So please treat
This deal with utmost confidentiality

Thanks

Yours Faithfully

Mr. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo

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