419 scam: "Mr.AbdulMalik Aminu" <abdulmalikaminu55@mail.com> classified

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "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.
- abdulmalikaminu55@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.AbdulMalik Aminu" <abdulmalikaminu55@mail.com>
Reply-To: abdulmalikaminu55@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 19:34:03 +0300
Subject: classified

- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

Dear Sir,
I am the Chief accountant and member of the Tender Committee
of my corporation, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation[NNPC].
After due consultation with other members of the committee ,I have
specifically been mandated to arrange with you for possible transfer
of some funds being over estimated,resulting from various contracts
executed by Saipem Group snamprogtti and other foreign firms for my
corporation.
The contracts in question were of the following;
1. The construction of OSO condensate recovery plant worth $ 1.2 Billion.
2. Construction of several pipeline networks worth $1.0 Billion for
crude, gas and petroleum products evacuation.
3. purchase of drilling and production equipment worth $ 700 million.
4. 80 million for turn around Maintenance[T.A.M]
The original value of these contracts were purposely over-invoiced by
us [Tender Committee] with the sum of $15,000,000 [Fifteen Million U.S
Dollars]. Now all the firms have received their supposed payments
accordingly and the projects commissioned, we want this over inflated
sum to be transfer to a trusted foreign partner's account. We have
agreed that if you or your company can act as the beneficiary, you or
your company will retain 30% of the total amount[$15,000,000] while
10% will be set aside to offset any bill [expenses] incurred during
the course of transfer.
All modalities have been worked out with top officials of Federal
Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Nigeria to facilitate the
remittance of this sum to your account within [10]working days of
receiving the following particulars/information from you.
A. Your Full Name and Home Address/Beneficiary
B. Your Personal Telephone and fax number.
C. Your Company
D. Your International Passport copy.
E. Your Age and Occupation
F.The Name of your Bank ,Account Number ,Swift Code or Routing
Number,Telex and Fax Number of Your Bank.
Final arrangement has been perfected here for a successful and
hitch-free transfer of this sum of money into your account,as such
would want you to keep this business a top secret and confidential.
Please handle this arrangement with maturity, topmost secrecy and urgency.
Thank you as we look forward to your reply TO:
abdulmalikaminu55@gmail.com
Yours Sincerely;
Mr.AbdulMalik Aminu

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