419 scam: Engr Ian Udoh <atmpaymentcenterap@gmail.com> Your expedite response will be appreciated

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "is highly 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)
- "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.
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.
- ian.udoh@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Engr Ian Udoh <atmpaymentcenterap@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ian.udoh0@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 22:05:28 +0200
Subject: Your expedite response will be appreciated

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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Nigerian Petroleum Exchange
NNPC Towers, Central Business District,
Herbert Macaulay Way,
P.M.B. 190, Garki, Abuja
Ref: NNPC/NPE/R&P/TAM-00894/14

Dear Sir,

NNPC REFINERIES TURN-AROUND MAINTENANCE OVER-INVOICE

Following the removal of fuel subsidy in Nigeria Petroleum Price that
caused an increase in fuel price from US$0.40 to US$0.87 per litre in
January 2012, the Federal Government decided to use the subsidy money for
the purpose of Turn-Around Maintenance (TAM) for their three refineries in
Warri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna and the sum of US$2.6 billion were set out
for this purpose.

However, the contract was awarded to JGC Engineering, Japan and the entire
contract bidding process, terms and agreements was reached with the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigerian Government and two
refineries has started production already, while the remaining refinery is
expected to start production on October this year.

Meanwhile, the contract for Turn-Around Maintenance (TAM) for the three
refineries awarded to the JGC Engineering had an over-invoice sum of
US$68,500,000.00, and I told the NNPC Board that, this amount belongs to
one of our suppliers of Pipelines, who are yet to be paid, and they
requested that the supplier/contractor should come for his money, if not
they shall return it to the Government coffer Account as un-used fund, that
is why I am contacting you to act as the supplier that executed this
contract, and I shall provide you with all the necessary information you
need to know.

Based on that, I want to use this medium to inform you that the
over-invoiced sum of US$68,500,000.00 have been approved by the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for release to you for the supplies
of the Turn-Around Maintenance Pipelines to the Port Harcourt, Warri and
Kaduna Refineries, and I want your maximum cooperation and trust.

Lastly, this transaction is highly confidential, because I will not
entertain any form of illegal approach from unintended individual or
person. Upon the receipt of your response I shall further detail you the
procedures for receiving this fund from the NNPC. Meanwhile, the sharing
ratio of this fund will be on 60/40 bases. Please kindly reply me on my
personal e-mail: ian.udoh@rediffmail.com for more details.

Your expedite response will be appreciated.

Thanks for your understanding.

Yours truly.

Mr. Ian Udoh,
Group Executive Director, Refineries & Petrochemicals
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

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