419 scam: "Dr Friday Edeh"<zl@whxg.gov.cn> Urgent Your Comment Needed.

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (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 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.
- edeh.drfedeh@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Friday Edeh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edeh.drfedeh@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 12:53:01 +0300
Subject: Urgent Your Comment Needed.

The Chairman Contract Awarding Committee
Nigeria National petroleum corporation {NNPC}
Email Address:edeh.drfedeh@gmail.com

Attn:Sir/Madam

With due and sincere respect,l wish you a pleasant and great day,I am Dr Friday Edeh and l act as The Executive Chairman of the Contract
verification and awarding panel of the Nigerain Petroleum Corporation,which is The Largest Corporation in the Whole of African
Continent,l came in contact of your person/details through my search directory of various Chambers of Commerce in a humble quest for a
Joint Venture Partnership Participation.

In the year 2010,an over-invoiced contract was awarded to a consortium of German Engineering Contractors,who carried out a turn around
maintenance job on The Port Harcourt Refinery which is to the tune of Seven hundred & Fifty Million United States Dollars as the Original
Contractors have since been paid their due sum remaining the over invoiced sum which is now deposited in a suspense account with the
Central Bank of Nigeria.(CBN).This fund which is to the tune of One hundred & Eighty Million Usd was lodged in the said account with the
aid of a member of the Contract award panel who doubles as a senior staff of The Central Bank of Nigeria.

As civil servants,we are forbidden by Nigerian laws to keep or own such funds in our custody,so it is only possible to have the said
funds wired out of the shores of my country Nigeria to any reliable,trustworthy company or personality in a foreign country as
this individual or company will be entitled to 30% of the entire fund and this is why l am contacting and seeking for your kind assistance
in this joint venture,please do bear in mind that this is a risk free transaction as we are going to make all legal documents to back up
this claim in case of any inquiry from any quarters.

In the light of the above,please do furnish me with your complete contact details upon the receipt of this mail to enable us start with
the documentation and claims process via my private email:edeh.drfedeh@gmail.com as l await your kind response in this regard,please do accept my sincere and maximum regards.

Respectfully.

Dr Friday Edeh

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