419 scam: Bello Jalani Mohammed <jalanimohammed@live.com> FUND TRANSFER

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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:
- "contract award committee" (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.
- bjmohammed@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Bello Jalani Mohammed <jalanimohammed@live.com>
Reply-To: <bjmohammed@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:29:43 -0700
Subject: FUND TRANSFER

Dear Sir,

I plead you for any inconveniences this message may cause you but
allow me to emanate you with this great Deal of mutual benefits. By
introduction I am the chairman of the Contract Award Committee,
of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Lagos, a subsidiary of
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Nigeria.

I am in search of an agent to assist us in the transfer of (USD$18.5m)
and subsequent investment in properties in your country. You will be
required to:

(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum
(2) Advise on lucrative areas for investment
(3) Assist us in purchase of properties.

If you are interested to assist us in this regard, you shall be giving
10% of the total sum. You should please send your banking particulars
and telephone number including your full name so that I can call you for
more information.

Please do send the required informations to the below email address for
more details:bjmohammed@rediffmail.com

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Dr.Bello J. Mohammed (CFR,FSS)
Chairman, Contract Award Committee
Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources
Lagos Nigeria
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