419 scam: "Dieuthinsi Oikonomikou" <projectdepartment.office01@gmail.com> It is urgent.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found 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: "Dieuthinsi Oikonomikou" <projectdepartment.office01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: projectdepartment.office@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 19:56:05 +0300
Subject: It is urgent.

Dear friend,

My name is Mr Mr Franklin Potter, an auditor in the Nigerian Subsidy Re-investment agency, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

I am revealing to you that the total recovered fund from the 24 licensed oil marketers that imported Petroleum products into the country under our concluded payment review was $61M.

The sum of $587M was presented to the government by the oil import markers while the actual supply of products was $526M.

While acting as the head of the government auditors, i established the existed ghost supplies summed up to $61M. Therefore, by the virtue of my knowledge and control in this issue, i have decided to confidently contact you.

I searched the internet and located your contact address. I am so convinced that you are the right person to deal with. It isn't news anymore that there exist various crimes and fraud out there, but this deal is 100% free from any criminal act.

I want you to accept and cooperate with me by standing out as the owner of the unpaid sum of $61M. I will assists you with all necessary information that would allow the fund transferred to your bank account as it's owner.

In two weeks time when the fund should have been transferred to your account, I shall be coming over to your country for the disbursement of this fund.

These are information urgently needed from you for the deal to be prosecuted.

(1)Your full names and address, (2)Telephone numbers and bank information. We shall upon my arrival in your country share the fund 50% each.

Your earliest response to this matter is very important.

Kind Regards,
Mr Franklin Potter
Subsidy re-investment Agency.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

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