419 scam: Bob Anthony <bobanthony190@googlemail.com> GOOD DAY .

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Bob Anthony <bobanthony190@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: bobanthony190@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:06:29 +0800
Subject: GOOD DAY .

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Dear Sir,

My name is Eng.Bob Anthony Akere of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

I got your contact in my quest for someone to
be trusted to manage my project/investment in
your Country hence the need of contacting you
to solicit for your assistance and understanding
towards this.

Regards, this letter is offering you a (Partnership),
to represent & manage my investment in your country
worth $36.8M United States Dollars.

Meanwhile, I personally over-inflated/invoiced a
Contract payment in my Department to actualized
this Fund, and it would be delivered to you in CASH
through a DISBURSEMENT SCHEME, which I will
explained to you in details upon the receipt of your
prompt/affirmative response.

Upon the receipt of this mail and this proposition
is accepted by you, I shall have a MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) with you on your
involvement/personal entitlements to working in total
confidence with you.

Endeavor to reconfirm your details to me as follows:

Your names(Surname First):
Mailing address:
Sex:
Age:
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Telephone #:
Nationality.

You should keep these details with you
for a fruitful/successful accomplishment of this project
within the next 7 working days.

In anticipation of your immediate attention to meeting
up this schedule.

Respectfully,
Eng.Bob Anthony Akere
NNPC.

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