419 scam: "Andrew Yakubu" <GMD.AndrewYakubu@nnpcgroup.com> My Dear.

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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.
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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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 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.
- andrewyakubu1970@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew Yakubu" <GMD.AndrewYakubu@nnpcgroup.com>
Reply-To: andrewyakubu1970@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 00:49:57 +0300
Subject: My Dear.

NNPC Towers, Central Business
. District,
. Herbert Macaulay Way,
. P.M.B. 190, Garki, Abuja.
. Direct Telephone number: + 233 236 220 897
. http ://www. nnpcgroup .com
.
. My Dear.
.
. I know that this proposal may come to you as a surprise,
. especially having
. to come from someone you have not met before, but I would
. like you to
. co-operate with me, so this USD$15 Million will release and
. transfer into
. your designated bank account. My Name is Engineer.Andrew
. Yakubu, I am THE
. Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum
. Corporation,
. (NNPC). It is my profound intention to contact you for this
. very important
. and highly confidential transaction for the transfer of
. USD$15 Million to
. any of your account.
.
. This (USD$15 Million) was over invoice from the contracts
. awarded to
. Foreign contractors, But the real contract value was USD$60
. Million, it
. was over estimated to tune of USD$75 Million (Seventy-Five
. Million United
. States Dollars only) which I registered with Universal Trust
. Company at
. that time.
.
. Meanwhile, the contract has been successfully executed by
. the contractors
. and their contract sum of (USD$60 Million) has been paid to
. them. Leaving
. the over invoice of USD$15 Million (Fifteen Million United
. States Dollars
. Only) pending at the paying Bank here in my country. Right
. now, we are
. left with the over invoice of (USD$15 Million) which is
. still floating at
. escrow account in paying Bank here in my country awaiting
. final payment to
. any reliable Foreign Bank Account you may provide to me. I
. am asking you
. to co-operate with me, so the fund will be release and
. transfer to your
. bank account. If you are interested in this proposal, please
. reply me with
. the following details:
.
. 1, your full name:
. 2, Date of Birth:
. 3, your occupation:
. 4, your address:
. 5, Your Private Phone & fax numbers:
.
. So we can negotiate on your percentage before we proceed.
. However, when
. the fund is transferred to your account in your country, I
. will obtain a
. visa and travel with my family to meet you in your country
. as for us to
. share the USD$15 Million as we are going to agree NOW.
. Please call me any
. time at: + 233 236 220 897.
.
. Expecting your urgent reply today and I am looking forward
. to work with
. you soon, Have a nice day.
. Yours Truly
. Engineer Andrew Yakubu
. andrewyakubu1970@gmail.com

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