419 scam: "Michael P. Worley"<michaelpworley@office.com> ***Good News***

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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:
- "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)
- "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- +447978283304
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.
- michaelpworley@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Michael P. Worley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michaelpworley@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 01:08:09 +0200
Subject: ***Good News***

Dear sir,

           I have been assigned by my colleagues to contact you. I am an accountant with the British Petroleum Plc. I am also a member of the audit and compensation committee of BP Plc saddled with the duty to investigate and research contracts awarded by the British Petroleum Plc in 2010 consequent upon the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and make recommendations to the board. In the course of our duty, we discovered among other things, that a staggering sum of ?6,400,000.00 (Great British Pounds) is floating in one of the bank accounts of the British Petroleum Plc unclaimed. After a more thorough investigation, we discovered that the amount was the result of an over-invoiced contract for the supply of Scavenger 2000 Depollution Boats with Voraxial Separators for the cleaning of the oil spills/habours in the Gulf of Mexico, which was originally masterminded by the BP Contract Award Committee with the intention to transfer an! d use the money. Due to the cali

            Upon receipt of your reply confirming your interest in working with us on this project, we will discuss the terms of transaction and give you details as we have carefully worked out the modalities for a safe transfer of the funds.

            N / B: Please, this information is strictly confidential and should not be divulged to any other person for security reasons. Thank you for your understanding expected.

                             Respectfully,

                             Michael P. Worley

                             British Petroleum Plc (BP).

                             International Headquarters, 1, St James's Square,

                             London SW1Y 4PD United Kingdom

                             Tel: +447978283304

                              Email: michaelpworley@yahoo.com

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