419 scam: "Professor Attahiru M. Jega,"<professoratt222@gmail.com> Greetings To You !!! Very 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:

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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- professor.att.j@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Professor Attahiru M. Jega," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <attahiru.jega@tutanota.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 08:02:54 +0600
Subject: Greetings To You !!! Very Urgent

Greetings To You !!!

I am Professor Attahiru Mohammed Jega,the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC), I am in search of trustworthy collaborator and I

believed that you can assist me in the transfer of Twenty Million and Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only (20,800,000.000) and to be subsequently

invested in properties and trading in your country for our joint interest. It's important to bring to your knowledge that this money originated from the

excess budgetary allocation we received from the government for the conducted general election in 2015 in Nigeria.

This fund has been floating in our (INEC) account as an unpaid bill and I have decided to move it out of here with the collaboration of my key subordinates and

your good self for our benefits.

We have fashioned out the strategy for you to stand as a foreign contractor and supplier of the electoral implements that has not been paid so that the money

will be approved in your name and paid to you for the "Contract of Supply" you have already completed in 2015 for the election.

You can view the related articles on me concerning the excessive surplus fund via this link:-

http://worldstagegroup.com/index.php?active=news&newscid=23043&catid=2
http://www.punchng.com/editorials/nigeria-victim-of-218bn-illicit-transfers

To collaborate with me in this transaction,you will be required to:-

(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum
(2) Advise on lucrative areas for investment
(3) Assist us in purchase of properties and trading.

If you are willing and ready to assist and collaborate with us in the

transaction, your share of the sum will be 30% while 70% will be for us. Send below information to enable us proceed.

(1). Full Name..........................
(2). Mobile phone #.......................
Country/Address..........................
(3). Scan Copy of International Passport.

I will be pleased as soon as you indicate your interest by return mail or telephone thereby including your confidential phone and fax numbers for the

effective communication required in this operation,this will enable me furnish you with further information and full details of the procedures and modalities

on how funds will be transferred or made available to you. Please, upon receipt of this mail let me have your quick response via my private

email:

Waiting for your urgent response.

My Regards

Professor Attahiru M. Jega, OFR
E-mail: professor.att.j@gmail.com

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