419 scam: "Mr.Ahmed Danbaba" <adanbaba@kimo.com> From.Mr.Ahmed Danbaba

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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:
- "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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is highly 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)
- "chief auditor" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Ahmed Danbaba" <adanbaba@kimo.com>
Reply-To: dahbaba@kimo.com
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 15:53:11 -0000
Subject: From.Mr.Ahmed Danbaba

From.Mr.Ahmed Danbaba
NNPC HOUSE VICTORIA ISLAND
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation.
23, Adeola Street Victoria Island,
Lagos -Nigeria.

Dear Good Friend,

I am making this contact with you believing we can work together. I am
Mr.Ahmed Danbaba chief auditor of the tender and contracts award committee of
The NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).

I am seeking your trust to have this fund transferred into your account. I
have in my possession instrument of payment for US$20.5million (Twenty Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) which is now in dedicated
account with the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) the above fund came from the
over-invoice contracts awarded to consortium of foreign firms in 1994 for the
construction of the ELEME PETRO CHEMICAL and LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS PLANT in
Port Harcourt worth US$I.2BILLION. The contracts has been executed and the
original contractors also have been paid in full, hence the US$20.5M in
question is therefore free to be transferred overseas upon the submission of
application for claim.

Due to the nature of this fund it has to be applied for by a foreigner and
payment can only be made into a foreign account, Hence, this contract is
necessary to accomplish this deal and the sharing of this fund is 40% for you,
50% for me, while 10% will be map out for expenses.

The CENTRAL BANK of NIGERIA in compliance with Parliament’s directive has
expressed readiness to release the fund via payment advice, and applications
for fund transfer shall be made at the appropriate ministries in favor of the
beneficiary you or your company. Thereafter you shall be officially regarded
as having executed the contract for the NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(NNPC) for which payment is being made. These operations make it legal
according to the law of the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

However, note that this transaction needs our integrity, transparency and
honesty because this is highly confidential business transaction that requires
someone with understanding.

Please, treat this transaction as strictly confidential as I am civil servant
who would not want any exposure, email me immediately if you are interested.
If you’re interested, do get back to me.

Yours sincerely.

Mr.Ahmed Danbaba,
Chief Auditor.

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