419 scam: "Dagogo Phillips" <samuelelijah101@yahoo.com.ph> KINDLY GET BACK TO 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:
- "hundred thousand u.s 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347016274771 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- se196338@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dagogo Phillips" <samuelelijah101@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: se196338@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:24:08 +0200
Subject: KINDLY GET BACK TO ME

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
NNPC TOWERS CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
HERBERT MACAULAY WAY
P.M.B. 190 GARKI ABUJA

From: Engr. Dagogo Phillips,
Executive Director Services
NNPC

Hello,

RE: FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT
I am Engr. Dagogo Phillips, Executive Director Services with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, and a member of Tender Board Committee in charge of contract review and payment approvals. I wish to seek a confidential cooperation with you in the execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as a top confidential because of its nature.

Within the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation where I work and with the cooperation of two other top officials, we have in our possession as overdue payments bills totaling ($75,500,000.00) Seventy Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign company/individual to receive the said funds on our behalf because the Nigeria Code of Conduct has prohibited us from owning or operating foreign /offshore account hence your importance in the transaction.

This amount $75.5Million represents the balance of the total contract value executed on behalf of my Ministry by a foreign firm, which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract cost have been fully paid to the original contractor, leaving the over invoiced balance in the tune of the said amount which we have in principles gotten approval to remit by Telegraphic transfer (TT) to any foreign bank account you will provide by filing in an application in the Justice Ministry here in Nigeria for the change of transfer of rights and privileges of the former contractor to you. Also all the Legal documentation will be obtain and send across to you for your perusal before the final transfer of the fund to your account.

I have the authority of my partners to propose that should you be willing to assist us in this transaction your share of the sum will be 20% of the $72.5Million, 75% for us and 5% for miscellaneous expenses. The business itself is 100% safe/risk free on your part provided you treat it with utmost confidentiality by keeping this dealing within only yourself.

Endeavor to contact me IMMEDIATELY via my direct telephone line +(234) 701-627-4771 Or you can email: se196338@yahoo.com

Do not fail to call me for more details and oral correspondents.

I want to assure you that my partners and I are in a position to make the payment of this claim possible provided you can give us a strong assurance that our share will be secured. Because we will not comprehend with any form of exposure as we are still in active Government Service. Also, Remember that time is of the essence in this business because if all things being equal, we expect to conclude this transaction and the fund confirm in your account within the next 4 to 6 bank working days.
Thank you for your time and patients,

Yours sincerely,

Engr. Dagogo Phillips
+(234) 701-627-4771
Email: se196338@yahoo.com

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