419 scam: andrew.yakubu@linuxmail.org (Andrew Yakubu) Await your response

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: andrew.yakubu@linuxmail.org (Andrew Yakubu)
Reply-To: andrew.yakubu@linuxmail.org
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:20:12 +0700
Subject: Await your response

OFFICE OF THE GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Corporate Headquarters
NNPC Towers, Central Business District,
Herbert Macaulay Way,
P.M.B. 190, Garki, Abuja
9/6/2013.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Engr Andrew Yakubu, the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I have $65,000,000.00 (Sixty five million United States Dollars) for Investment. Contact me if you are interested, I have all it will take to move those funds to your designated bank account in your country without any hitch. I will send you details through my official Email to prove myself and Office as soon as I receive your response.

Note: that the reason I'm contacting you, due to the law here forbid a civil servant to have a foreign account. Therefore I will suggest that we should work together as a team to achieve this goal for our partnership investment in your country, for our mutual benefit.

Please I will advise you to view the link below for better understanding.

http://www.nnpcgroup.com/AboutNNPC/ExecutiveManagement.aspx

Kindly reply me on my private for security reasons.

Regards,
Engr Andrew Yakubu
Group Managing Director (GMD)
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

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