419 scam: REMI NELSON <reminelson4@gmail.com> Good Day Sir!!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
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.
- reminelson3@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: REMI NELSON <reminelson4@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:41:21 +0100
Subject: Good Day Sir!!

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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
CORPORATE ANNEX OFFICE
VICTORIA ISLAND
Cablegram:Napetcor
Email; reminelson3@gmail.com

Attn; Sir

I am Nelson a staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation [NNPC].
My colleagues have mandated me to transfer the sum of US$88 Millions
recovered from an over-invoiced contracts involving the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation[NNPC] into several private account in Europe and
United States.

A total sum of US$75,500,000.00 has been transferred before the emergence
of this new present Civilian Administration,leaving the balance of
US$12,500,000.00 which we now have access to following the failure of our
predecessors to complete the transfer before they bowed out of office
leaving us with this golden opportunity to transfer it for our benefit
since we may soon be laid off because of this present civilian dispensation
as a result of take over on the 29th of May, 2011 by new President-elect.
It is routinely for every administration to lay off incumbent officials
here in Nigeria and replace with his own associates.

If you are interested to receive it on our behalf, get back to me for more
details and percentage that will be due to you for your participation.

Best Regards,

Nelson Remy
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