419 scam: "Christopher A.Terkos" <info.pncbank1010101010@gmail.com> From: Engr Andrew Yakubu

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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:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- info.nnpcoffice1100@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Christopher A.Terkos" <info.pncbank1010101010@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 16:10:50 -0800
Subject: From: Engr Andrew Yakubu

Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC)
49 Road Close A House 14,
Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi,
Lagos Nigeria.
info.nnpcoffice1100@gmail.com

Attention Sir/Madam,
NNPC CONTRACT NUMBER/KADUNA/REFINERY/2012 CONTRACT FILE NUMBER: 0567289 I
am sorry for contacting you through this medium without any previous
notice. I am a senior staff with Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation,

(NNPC). My colleagues and I intentionally over-invoiced a contract award
to the tune of $2.55m USD. All arrangements have been concluded on how to
transfer this fund into a safe foreign account after the original
contractor has been fully paid. By virtue of our civil service code of
conduct, serving officers are not allowed to operate foreign bank accounts.

This is why I am seeking your mutual involvement to work with me in getting
the over-invoiced sum $2.55m USD transferred into your foreign bank account
for our benefit. Please indicate your interest via email hence other
modalities will be discussed. There is no risk involved and the fund
transfer will have full legal backup as I am giving you 100% guarantee
success of you receiving this fund.

Please treat with utmost confidentiality.
Best Regard,
Engr Andrew Yakubu

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