419 scam: "Engr.J. David Abule" <info_davidabule2020@yahoo.co.uk> Investment Trust Fund

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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:
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Engr.J. David Abule" <info_davidabule2020@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: engr.davidabule1966@ymail.com
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 14:35:32 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Investment Trust Fund

Dear Sir,

I am Engr.J. David Abule of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Port Harcourt office. We want to quietly transfer the sum of US$35.5M from NNPC offshore account to over-sea trust account.

This US$35.5M arose from over-invoicing of contract receipts for the Turn around Maintenance (TAM) of the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries in Nigeria and also the rehabilitation of Petroleum pipelines, depot and jetties.

I got your contact in my search for a partner who can assist facilitate a pending business transaction towards a successful completion. After due considerations, I decided to make contact with you for partnership and co-operation in this pending transaction requiring maximum confidentiality.

The Federal Government and the Federal Ministry of Petroleum resources have approved the total value of US$380M, and the payment of foreign contractors from Japan, France and U.S.A. has already started, because most part of the work for the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) has been fully completed, we will use your company as a consultant and job costing contractor to NNPC so that the US$35.5M can be transferred into your account without any hitch whatsoever.

If you are interested in assisting us in this transaction, kindly, provide us the following immediately to enable us discuss further details for the successful completion of this transaction.

My colleagues and I have resolved to offer you 30% of the total money.5% would be mapped out to offset all the contingent expenses in the course of the transaction while the remaining 65% will be shared among the concerned officials here in Nigeria.

Your full Name: Your full address: Age: Marital status: Gender: Occupation: Country: Phone number and fax #:

Regards.

Engr.J. David Abule

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