419 scam: "Adamu Ibrahim"<adamu_ibrahim@yahoo.com> *****SPAM***** Will Love to work with you

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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:
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 234810177275
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.
- adamu_ibrahim16@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adamu Ibrahim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adamu_ibrahim16@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 19:43:15 -0800
Subject: *****SPAM***** Will Love to work with you

The Desk of Adamu Ibrahim
Chief Accountant
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
NNPC Towers, Central Business Destrict
Herbert Macaulay Way,
Email: adamu_ibrahim16@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,

I am the chief accountant at Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, by the name Adamu Ibrahim. It is a pity we have not yet met before this business proposal. Please delete this mail, if you are not interested, and I will try to reach out to somebody else if I did not get your response in three days.

What am about to discuss with you, can change our entire life positively forever, but if you are a mediocre or pessimist, please disregard.

The last quota overhaul maintenance contract carried out by a foreign company in our establishment (NNPC) was over invoiced by me, to the tune of 150.8Million USD. The contract has been executed and the foreign company fully paid. With the over invoiced fund presently in a floating account awaiting immediate transfer on presentation of foreign company account information and Job completion certificate.

I choose to contact whom I don’t know from adam’s to guarantee my security and avoid cheap blackmail. Please if you are not capable of handling this deal/transaction please do not reply to this email.

Bear in mind, that it is 100% safe, as my experience will be handy to pull this deal through in less than 5 working days.

I await your quick response, to put you through in all what it will take to pull this transaction true.
Respond with the below information to my private email address: Adamu_ibrahim16@yahoo.com for me to prepare the work completion certificate, and a letter of administration, that will authorize our Bankers to proceed with the transfer in the shortest time frame.

Full Name:
Name of Company for us to use:
Address:
Phone:
Fax: if any

The sharing formula of the fund, when it hits your account will be 70/30 percent. I will be giving your 30%, and I will have 70%.

Best Regards

Adamu Ibrahim
Phone: 234810177275

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