419 scam: "Joseph T. Dawha"<plcnn@yahoo.com.tw> We trust to receive your prompt response.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "central bank of nigeria" (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.
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.
- +23417614045 (Nigeria, landline)
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.
- nnpcnig@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Joseph T. Dawha" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <plcnnpc@yahoo.com.tw>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:05:37 -0400
Subject: We trust to receive your prompt response.

From the desk of Dr. Joseph T. Dawha

Group Managing Director

- (NNPC)

V/Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

TEL / FAX: 234-1-7614045

http://www.nnpcgroup.com/

Dear Friend,

I am Dr. Joseph T. Dawha, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), my colleagues and I, deliberately over-inflated contract value of various contracts awarded by the NNPC. In the course of disbursement, we have been able to track down the sum of US$27.5M (Twenty Seven Million, Seven Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars Only) in the legal currency of the United States of America.

This money is secured in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) awaiting final crediting /payment to a foreign contractor. My colleagues and I want to quickly transfer this fund to a healthy foreign account for possible investment abroad; this is the reason why we are entrusting this deal to you.We are not allowed to operate any form of foreign account as civil servants in active service. Hence, we solicit for your kindest assistance to enable us Transfer this money into your account. Thus, kindly forward to us the following details:

YOUR FULL NAME:

COMPANY'S NAME(If Any):

ADDRESS :

TELEPHONE,FAX NUMBER and PRIVATE EMAIL FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.

We have also evolved a sharing formula as follows: -

1. 30% for "YOU" the foreign partner

2. 65% for Local partners

3. 5% Is set aside to defray all incidental expenses that may occur both locally and internationally during the course of this transaction.

Furthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when the money will be finally credited into your nominated account and we shall be relying on your advice as regards to investment of our share into government approved projects.

Note that, this transaction is genuine and 100% safe considering our status and influences and it shall take us 7 (Seven) workings Days, upon receipt of your details as requested above. Let us point out to you here that this transaction is top secret and strictly confidential, therefore let all correspondence email be made only through email: nnpcnig@yahoo.com

While looking forward to a swift and smooth business relationship with you, we trust to receive your prompt response.

Cordially yours,

Dr. Joseph T. Dawha

Group Managing Director

NNPC

http://www.nnpcgroup.com/

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