419 scam: "HOWARD"<f_K2007@live.com> PLEASE NOTE AND 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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "HOWARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ch201074@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 13:06:23 -0700
Subject: PLEASE NOTE AND GET BACK TO ME

DEAR.SIR/MADAM

I AM CHARLES HOWARD AN AMERICAN OIL EXPLORER WORKING WITH NNPC IN NIGERIA, I AND THE NNPC GROUP LAWYER (FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPT) WITH THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION(NNPC) MR BEN KOKO WANT TO TRANSFER 12 MILLION U.S DOLLARS OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT PAYMENT TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY

THE FUND IS AN ACCUMULATION OF OVER-INVOICED CONTRACTS PAYMENT WHICH WAS SUPPLIED TO THE REFINERIES HERE, THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND COMMISSIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND IN AS MUCH AS THIS CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR AND THE PAYMENT IS IN DOLLARS, WE NOW NEED A FOREIGNER PARTNER THAT WILL PRESENT HIMSELF/HERSELF AS A NON-RESIDENT CONTRACTOR AND BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND AND HIM OR HER WOULD BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR HIS OR HER ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT FOR A SMOOTH AND HITCH-FREE TRANSFER OF THE FUND WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS OF GETTING YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE AND CONSENT TO ASSIST
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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TRANSACTION, PLS, CONTACT ME WITH YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, DIRECT PHONE NUMBER AND YOUR BANK INFORMATION THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS TO ENABLE US APPLY FOR THE PAYMENT TO YOU AND DISCUSS FURTHER ON THE TRANSACTIONS.

EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST,

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
CHARLES HOWARD

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