419 scam: NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) BUSINESS NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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)
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.
- +2348072886116 (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.
- dr.philipchukwu1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From:
Reply-To: <dr.philipchukwu1@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject: NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) BUSINESS NOTIFICATION

FROM THE DESK OF DR. PHILIP CHUKWU
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) ZONAL OFFICE
12TH MILVERTON STREET, IKYOI, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, NIGERIA,
PHONE NO: +234-807-288-6116
EMAIL: dr.philipchukwu1@gmail.com

Attention:Sir/Madam,

I am DR. PHILIP CHUKWU. Chairman of Contract Award and Verification Panel setup by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).Our mandate includes ventilation, award of contracts for projects and certification of jobs completed for payment to qualified contractors. During our contract verification exercise, we found out that (Contract No: NNPC/PED/1473/2004), a turn around maintenance in one of the petroleum refineries awarded in July, 2004 and completed in May, 2009 was over-invoiced to the tune of Eighteen million, Six hundred thousand united states dollars (US$18.6million).The contractor that did this contract has been paid of in good faith and account closed after rendering to the federal government.

This over invoiced sum is floating on NNPC account with First Bank of Nigeria Plc. I want to Transfer this money into your account for onward disbursement and this is exactly why I am contacting you. It could be personal, company or an offshore account which you have control over. We civil servants here are poorly paid. The politicians take every thing and we civil servants are not entitled to have foreign account by civil service law. To make things easy and legal, the Fund is reflecting in our records as payable to a foreigner who consultancy serviced job for the ministry during the turn around maintenance of the petroleum refinery.

All necessary and relevant documents will be procured for the release and transfer of the fund into your nominated account. An application for foreign exchange allocation will be made on your behalf from my office to the federal ministry of finance (FMF) and the First Bank of Nigeria Plc for the subsequent release and transfer of the fund into your nominated account. As the incumbent chairman of this newly constituted panel, I have discussed with the First Bank of Nigeria Plc officials involved in this transaction and we have agreed to give you 25% of this fund for your assistance while 5% would be used to defray any expenses incurred during the course of this transaction. The remaining sum would be banked for us for investment in your country.

We want to assure you that there is no risk involved in this transaction, as we are capable of handling any situation here in regards to this transaction. Your interest to assist in this transaction would be communicated to us with my email address: dr.philipchukwu1@gmail.com Please I need not to remind you of the urgency and confidentiality that this transaction demands and do not respond by post. It may get into the wrong hands.

Thanks in anticipation of your assistance, as we await your response.

Best Regards,

Dr. Philip Chukwu.
Chairman, Contract Award & Verification Panel.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

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