419 scam: "Joseph Nwafor Jnr"<josephnwafor12@msn.com> For Your Attention, Please Read

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Joseph Nwafor Jnr" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <josephnwafor333@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:59:55 +0800
Subject: For Your Attention, Please Read

Hello!!!

I request that you please grant me a few minutes of your time to read through the following proposal.

By way of introduction, my name is Joseph Nwafor Jnr; and I work with a Government owned Oil and Gas company, The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC ). I am the Chairman of the Accounts Reconciliation Committee.

The reason why I am sending you this email is about an OVER- INVOICED contract sum totaling US$10M (Ten Million Dollars) that I want to transfer to an account of a foreign partner. The Original contract has been Completed, Commissioned and the Contractor paid. We need your Assistance to have the US$10M transferred to an account that you may provide.

I will present you as the Sub – Contractor Beneficiary of the US$10M. I will use my influence and position to ensure that the Sub –Contract Payment is approved by the relevant departments, payment swiftly processed and the Funds wired transferred onto the Account that you may provide for the purposes of this Business.

Your share for effective participation in the business would be 40%; and I would have 55% of the funds. The balance 5% would be used to reimburse any expenses that may be incurred by both parties in the process of the transaction.

If you are interested, please promptly send to me the following information:
1) Your full names and address.
2) Contact Telephone number (s ).

Please it is important to inform you that this is a highly confidential transaction and should therefore be kept secret and confidential. I am very mindful of your reputation and would therefore be discreet in handling the information you will provide.

Best regards,

Joseph Nwafor Jnr

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