419 scam: "Engr. Gibson Chima."<gibsonchima@gmail.com> CAN WE DO BUSINESS? IT IS CONFIDENTIAL!! 253

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "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)
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- +2348145339314
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.
- engrgibson@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Engr. Gibson Chima." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <engrgibson@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 15:31:13 -0500
Subject: CAN WE DO BUSINESS? IT IS CONFIDENTIAL!! 253

Dear Friend,

I have decided to contact you by E-mail due to the urgency of this Transaction, Let me start by introducing myself properly to you; I am Engr. Gibson Chima, The chairman contract tender board of NNPC/SHELL petroleum development cooperation in joint venture (NNPC/SPDC).

I got your e-mail address through an internet marketing firm while searching for a reliable and reputable person to handle this transaction which involves the transfer of the sum of Seventy five million United States dollars to a reliable account abroad. Your role became paramount due to the fact that there are lots of restrictions binding civil servants here and we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts.

This amount was secured from excess oil sales from Nigeria crude oil. The sum of US$1.2 billion oil windfall was released by the NNPC and shell petroleum development company some years back by The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Crude oil price was peg at US$22.00 per barrel by then and fortunately for oil producing countries like Nigeria, there was rises in oil price to about US$27.00 and US$28.00 per barrel and as a result there was excess oil sales and I believe you would be aware of this rise in Oil price years back.

Out of this US$1.2 billion excess oil funds and my colleagues and I Because of our position in the NNPC and shell Petroleum Development Company diverted the sum of Sixty -Two million united state dollars and that is what we want to transfer into your account.

You're Role in this transaction;

To enable the bank transfer this US$75 million secured into your bank account, you will be acting as one of our contractor who has executed a contract here in Nigeria and become the beneficiary of the funds and this money will be paid In your favor, I will guide you on how we will achieve this, Note, the reason for the transfer of these Seventy five Million dollar into your account is because of our incapability as Government officials to own a foreign account.

All the necessary documentation for the facilitation and approval of this fund into your Account will be carefully taken good care of because we are involved, and we are also assuring you that this business is 100% risk free as all the modalities for the smooth transfer of this fund into your Account will be legally processed and monitored.

You will retain 20% percent of the total amount for your assistance.

To enable us precede with this business, please send to me immediately the following:

1) Your direct phone number

2) Your full name and address for sworn of affidavit, change of fund ownership and processing of all the legal approval documents.

My Best Regards,

Engr. Gibson Chima.
Direct phone : +234 8145 339314

engrgibson@yahoo.com

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