419 scam: "ENGR. ROLAND SMITH"<test@axhu.cn> REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

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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 united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
- info.nnpc.gov.ng@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ENGR. ROLAND SMITH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nfo.nnpc.gov.ng@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 09:26:49 -0700
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
ANNPC TOWERS, AWOLOWO IKOYI
LAGOS-NIGERI

Email: info.nnpc.gov.ng@gmail.com
FROM ENGR. Roland Williams
Contract Award Committee Department
NNPC.

Sir

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I am Mr. Roland Williams, From Contract Contract Award Committee in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) I want to discuss with you.
I, and my colleagues are top officials of the Federal Government Contract Review and Award Panel. We are in a position to transfer the sum of Sixty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only (US$65.5M) into your private/ company bank account for mutual benefit.This amount of money was got from over-inflation of contracts and services carried out by foreign firms with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The original Contractors have been paid and we are now left these over invoiced amount floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria, hence my Colleagues entrusted me to contact you for assistance after I detailed them about yourself last week friday.
To facilitate and conclude this transaction, you are required to furnish us with the following information: A name, Your Contact Address and your phone and fax number for easy communication.
B The name of your bank, phone and Telex number, and your account number where this money will be remitted. C Assurance that you will keep this transaction secret considering the personalities involved and above all, you will not sit on this fund when it finally goes into your account.My colleagues and I have agreed that if you can act as the beneficiary of this fund on our behalf, you or your company will retain 30% of the total amount while 60% will be for us (Officials) and the remaining 10% will used in offsetting all Debts /Expenses incurred both local and foreign in the course of this transfer.IF this proposal is acceptable to you, please reply immediately through the above email address and send us your bank particular enable us apply for the claim of this money from the various ministries involved.

Best Regards,
Engr. Roland Williams

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