419 scam: "Micheal Adebanjo"<info@nnpcgroup.com> CONTRACT PROPOSAL

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "abuja" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Micheal Adebanjo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <micheal.adebanjo@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 17:59:28 -0400
Subject: CONTRACT PROPOSAL

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,

NNPC Towers, Central Business District,

Herbert Macaulay Way,

Garki, Abuja.

To Whom it May Concern,

I am the Legal consultant and Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).A special committee for budget and planning of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources hence we report directly to the presidency.

However we have successfully secured for ourselves the sum of $41.5m, which is savings and interest accumulated from proceeds resulting from Government's withdrawals of petroleum subsidies.Hence,What we need from you, is to provide a very safe and vital offshore account into which the funds will be transferred. My colleagues and I have agreed to compensate the owner of the account used for this transaction with 10% (or a re-negotiated sum) of the total amount remitted. Now we need a reliable, honest, decent and solvent person or a reputable company to assist us in this deal.Moreover your honesty is what matters now so we can proceed to furnish you with the details of this transaction.

All we need is your assurance that you are solvent and capable of handling a transaction of this magnitude, and that our share of the money will be safe with you. My colleagues and I are looking towards the possibility of a meeting with you as we proceed with this transaction. Please respond through my fax to the number above and you can call me on the phone number above. I honestly assure you that this deal is 100% risk-free, and I look forward to your urgent reply.

Thanks in anticipation.

Regards

Your faithfully

Micheal Adebanjo
Legal consultant
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC)

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