419 scam: MR NELSON JOHNSON <om774@yahoo.cn> URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

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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:
- "million 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)
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.
- nelson_johnson39@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR NELSON JOHNSON <om774@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: MR NELSON JOHNSON <nelson_johnson39@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:09:55 +0800 (CST)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

DEAR SIR,

PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.MY NAME IS MR NELSON JOHNSON,THE AUDIT
MANAGER AT THE NIGERIA LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS COMPANY(NLNG)BONNY
ISLAND,RIVERS STATE OF NIGERIA.DURING THE CAUSE OF MY JOB,I DISCOVERED
SOME DISCREPANCIES IN THE ACCOUNT OF NLNG.I DID MORE ANALYSES AND FIND
OUT THAT A HUGE SOME OF MONEY HAS BEEN ABANDONED BY AN EXPATRIATE FIRM
WORKING AS CONTRACTOR TO THE LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS PROJECT IN NIGERIA.

HOWEVER,THE MAJOR REASON WHY THEY ABSCONDED FROM BONNY ISLAND IS DUE TO ILLEGAL
CRUDE OIL THEFT AND BUNKERING.WHEN THE MILITARY JOINT TASK FORCE
DISCOVERED THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS NEFARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND ONE OF THE SHIP CARRYING OVER 500,000 BARRELS OF ILLEGAL CRUDE OIL WAS ARRESTED AT THE HIGH SEA WITHIN THE GULF OF GUINEA,THEY ABANDONED THE PROJECT AND
THE MONEY AND LEFT THE COUNTRY TO AVOID ARREST.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ORDERED THE NLNG TO RE-AWARD THE PROJECT TO ANOTHER
FIRM BUT DID NOT NOTICE THAT PAYMENT CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN GRANTED ON THE SAME PROJECT.I WOULD LIKE YOU TO JOIN HANDS WITH ME AND MY COLLEAGUES
IN THE OFFICE TO TRANSFER THIS FUND OUT OF WEST AFRICA.THE MONEY HAS BEEN MOVED TO A
BANK IN THE NEIGHBOURING COUNTRY WHICH IS BENIN REPUBLIC.WE WANT THIS
FUND TO BE INVESTED OUTSIDE WEST AFRICA IN A LUCRATIVE VENTURE.

THE MODALITIES TO SHARE THE FUND AS SOON AS IT GETS TO YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE AGREED BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES.ALSO DUE TO SECURITY REASON,I CANNOT
DISCLOSE THE ACTUAL AMOUNT INVOLVED BUT BE REST ASSURED THAT IT RUN INTO SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS.IF YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US IN ORDER TO
INVEST THIS HUGE FUND ABROAD, KINDLY RESPOND BY MAIL SO THAT FULL
DETAILS AND INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU .NOTE THAT YOU WILL COME IN AS A CO-CONTRACTOR BECAUSE ALL DOCUMENTS WILL BEAR YOUR NAME AS THE
BENEFICIARY.LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.Email:
nelson_johnson39@rediffmail.com

BEST REGARDS
MR NELSON JOHNSON

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