419 scam: "FRANK BALOGUN $NNPC$" <mrsjoyngozing@yahoo.com> RE: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP ( US$25.M) INVOLVED

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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)
- "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348136918491

Fraud email example:

From: "FRANK BALOGUN $NNPC$" <mrsjoyngozing@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: frankbalogunnnpc1@rediffmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:15:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP ( US$25.M) INVOLVED

DR. Frank A. Balogun
FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX,
IKOYI - LAGOS.

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP TRANSFER OF
US$25,500,000.00

I am DR. Frank A. Balogun a director in the project and planning department
of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), I head a seven man Tenders
Board Committee in charge of contract award and Payment approvals. I came to
know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very
confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to
a foreign account.

There were series of contracts executed by a consortium of Multinationals
in the oil industry in favor of the (NNPC) among which were;

1)    The expansion of Pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil and
downstream products distribution and subsequent evacuation - US$2
Billion.

2)    Contract for Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of various Refineries in
the country.

3)    The construction of Storage Tanks for Petroleum Product
(Depots)-US$94 Million.

The original value of of these contracts were deliberately over invoiced
in the sum of Twenty Five million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
US$25,500,000.00) which has recently been approved and now ready to be
transferred. However the companies that actually executed the aforementioned
contract have been fully paid and the projects officially commissioned.

Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount
into your account for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are
prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening
and/or operating foreign accounts in our names.

Needless to say, the trust reposed in you at this juncture is enormous. In
return, we have agreed amongst ourselves to offer you 15% of the transferred
sum, 5% shall be set aside for any incidental expenses during the course of this
transaction, you will then be mandated to revert the balance to us in due
course.

You must however NOTE that this transaction is subject to the following
terms and conditions; our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence,
that you must accord this transaction with utmost confidentiality and
secrecy.

Modalities have been worked out at the highest levels of the Ministry 0f
Finance, Central Bank of Nigeria and the Presidential Task Force on Contract
Payment for the immediate remittance of the funds within 10 - 14 working days
subject to your satisfaction of the above terms.

Our assurance is that your role shall be totally risk free. To accord this
transaction the legality it deserves, and for mutual security of funds, the
whole procedures shall be legally processed with your name or any company you
may nominate as the bonafide final beneficiary.

Once more, I want you to understand that having put in over 20 years in the
Civil Service of my country, I am very much averse to having my image and
career dented. This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and
urgency. Kindly expedite immediate action as we are well behind schedule to
enable us include this transfer in the second batch of the 2012 fiscal year
contract payments.

BEST REGARDS.

DR. Frank A. Balogun

Tel: +234-8136918491

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