419 scam: Foreign Debts Management Board <dnkab05@yahoo.co.jp> Your payment is directed to be paid to you in person

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.
- +2348159943388

Fraud email example:

From: Foreign Debts Management Board <dnkab05@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: foreign.payments@y7mail.com
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 04:34:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your payment is directed to be paid to you in person

Your payment is directed to be paid to you in person
>From The Desk of Mr. Augustine O. Oniwon
(NNPC Group Managing Director)
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
NNPC Towers, Central Business District,
Herbert Macaulay Way,
P.M.B. 190, Garki, Abuja .
THE NNPC CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
Sir/Madam,
I am writing to inform you that we have changed our mode of payment to our foreign contractors due
to incessant fraud against you our contractors and the NNPC.
Some officials of the NNPC will be embarking on a tour to USA , Europe and Asia starting from next week
to make payments to some NNPC contractors which you are one of them. The arrangement is that you
will meet the officials in person as you will be required to be with them in the bank to receive your
contract funds. Be that as it may, there will need for you to re-validate your payment documents to enable
you benefit from this exercise. In doing this, you will be required to pay the sum of $250.00 for the re-validation
of your papers.
Your urgent response to this message will be highly appreciated to enable me know what arrangement to make.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Augustine O. Oniwon (GMD)
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Tel: +234 815 994 3388 (Private)

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