419 scam: "ENG ANDREW YAKUBU"<guyshel@live.com> N.N.P.C Contract 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:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- barristers@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ENG ANDREW YAKUBU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristers@consultant.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:34:27 +0300
Subject: N.N.P.C Contract Information

From: Engr Andrew Yakubu
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, (N.N.P.C)
49 Road Close A House 14,
Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi,
Lagos Nigeria.

Attention Sir/Madam,

NNpc contract number/kaduna/refinery/2008/
file number 081.678.497
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Because of the urgency, i decided to contact you as soon as possible without any previous notice. I am a senior staff with Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, (N.N.P.C). My colleagues and I intentionally over-invoiced a contract award to the tune of $25.5m USD. All arrangements have been concluded on how to transfer this fund into a safe foreign account after the original contractor has been fully paid. By virtue of our civil service code of conduct, serving officers are not allowed to operate foreign bank accounts.This is why I am seeking your mutual involvement to work with me in getting the over-invoiced sum of $25.5m USD transferred into your foreign bank account for our benefit. Please indicate your interest via email hence other modalities will be discussed. There is no risk involved and the fund transfer will have full legal backup as i am giving you
100% guarantee success of you receiving this fund.As soon as the fund transfer into your nominated bank account, the payment document will be dispatch to you before the final transfer of this fund into your nominated bank account.You are in tile of 35% of the total sum of $25.5 million USD dollar.

Please treat with utmost confidentiality and reply to barristers@consultant.com

Best Regard,
Engr Andrew Yakubu

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