419 scam: "Dr. Oska Omolu"<dr-oska-omolu@live.com> Investment of 50. 0M Business ProposalNNING FUND VALUED $8.3M

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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:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found 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.
- dr.oskaomolu@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Oska Omolu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <omoluoska@yahoo.com.tw>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:23:03 +0100
Subject: Investment of 50. 0M Business Proposal

Dear Partner,

Investment of €50. 0M Business Proposal

I am Dr. Oska Omolu, the Director of Contract Verification Board of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation; I got your contact from 2010, world largest database search after due consideration believing you are highly respected personality to carry out this transaction with.

Firstly, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and “TOP SECRET” with great magnitude involving a legitimate transaction and requiring maximum confidence.
The Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has principally mandated my office to review and offset all outstanding contractors’ payments that was awarded since 2007 to 2010 as instructed by the Federal Government of Nigeria, under the management of the former Managing Directors.
Respectively, the sum of €500M Euro was mapped out to offset the first phase of this over due payment owned to various foreign contactors. This amount was placed with a brokers account with Euro Clear as an investment fund for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

We want to present you as contractor that carried out the Job of supply, erection and system optimization of supper polypore 400,000-BPSD, system optimization of 680,000-monax axial plants and the computerization of conveyor belt for Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation refineries in Warri for FIFTY MILLION EURO. In our letter of claim we shall state that you have successfully completed the contract and present all legal documents that will be processed to confirm the legality of the claim. I will need from you, your company name and address including the bank name and address with account number where you want the fund to be wired to.

On receipt of your immediate response, we shall discuss the compulsory modalities. Note that you will be entitled to receive 35% of the total funds for your assistance rendered.

In conclusion, I guarantee that this operation will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.

Kindly reply me through my private email: dr.oskaomolu@gmail.com

Thanking you in anticipation

Best Regards
Oska Omolu
Director of Contract Verification Board
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

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