419 scam: "ENGR SOLOMON NANA AKWAA" <snakwaa@gmail.com> Classified Information

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

Fraud email example:

From: "ENGR SOLOMON NANA AKWAA" <snakwaa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: solomonnanaakwaa@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 03:44:42 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: Classified Information

Engineer Solomon Nana Akwaa,

Department of Budget and Planning

Ministry of Petroleum,

Email: snakwaa@rediffmail.com

Lagos-Nigeria

Attn:Dearest

REF: URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

Most competent people are chosen for competent jobs and assignments, and
with

that due respect have we also choosen to select you and contact you on
this very

confidential matter. Our Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and industry offers

variety of names of notable people from your part of the Globe. That was
where I

got your information from. Therefore, after due deliberation with my
partners,

we decided to forward to you this proposal. We believe that you would be in a

position to help us in our bid to transfer the sum of US$41.5M(Forty-0ne

million, five hundred thousand dollars only) into a foreign account. We shall

make it 100% legal as much possible as you would want.

We are members of the special committee for budget and planning of the

Ministry of Petroleum. This committee is principally concerned with contract

appraisals and approval of contracts in order of priorities as regards
CAPITAL

PROJECTS of the Federal Government of Nigeria. With our positions, we have

successfully secured for ourselves the sum of Forty-one Million, Five Hundred

Thousand United States Dollars).

What we need from you is to provide a safe Account into which the funds will

be transferred since Government Officials in my country are not allowed by
our

laws to Operate Foreign Accounts. It has been agreed that you will be

compensated with US$8.3 Million of the remitted funds. US$31.125Million
belongs

to us, while US$2.075Million will be set aside to offset expenses and pay
the

necessary taxes.

If this proposal satisfies you, please contact us, so we can advice you
on the

modalities of the transaction. All modalities of this transfer, have been
worked

out and once started will not take more than 7 Banking days with the absolute

support of all concerned. This transaction is 100% safe and risk free now and

after the transfer. Kindly treat this as urgent and very confidential.Just
click at the
reply botton on your mail box and reply me via my alternative email for
security reasons.

Best regards.

Engineer Solomon Nana AKWAA,

Department of Budget and Planning

Ministry of Petroleum,

Lagos-Nigeria

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