419 scam: "Mr. Michael Hall" <michaellhall264@gmail.com> Dringend Partnerschaft-Consent

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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:

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:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "cost of transfer" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- +2340904265344

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Michael Hall" <michaellhall264@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gtodd5076@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 13:59:37 +0100
Subject: Dringend Partnerschaft-Consent

Attn:

It is with trust and confidence that I write to make this urgent
business proposal to you. I was assigned by two of my colleague to
seek for a foreign partner who will assist us in providing a
convenient foreign account in any designated bank abroad for the
transfer of us$15,500,000.00 pending on our arrival in your country
for sharing and investment purposes. with the owner of the bank
account.

This amount results from a deliberate inflation of the value of a
contract awarded by our ministry - The Federal Ministry of Agriculture
(FMA) to an expatriate company. The contract has been executed and
payment made to the original contractor, remaining the over-invoiced
amount of us$US15,500,000 Million, and we want to transfer the funds
out of the country in your favor for disbursement
among ourselves as the transfer of this money can only be possible
with the help of a foreigner who will be presented as the beneficiary
of the contract sum.

As government officials, we are not allowed to operate
foreignaccounts, and this is the reason why we decided to contact you
to front for us as if you were the original contractor who executed
the project with my Ministry for which payment is being made. My
colleagues and I have agreed that if you or your company can act as
the beneficiary of this fund (us$15,500,000.00 million) 25% of the
total sum will be for you for providing the account while 5% will be
set aside for the expenses incurred during the cost of transfer of the
fund into your account while 70% will be reserved for us.

We hereby solicit for your assistance in providing a convenient
account number in a designated bank abroad where this fund would be
transferred as we intend coming over there on the completion of this
funds transfer to secure our own share of the money. Please note that
we have been careful and have made all arrangements towards the
success and smooth transfer of the fund to your account before you and
for security reasons and confidentiality of this transaction, we
demand that you should not expose this proposal and the entire
transaction to anybody.

We are putting so much trust in you with the hope that you would not
betray us. or sit on this money when it is finally transferred into
your account. Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk-free
and if this proposal is acceptable to you please indicate your
interest by sending an email to us including your bank name and
address, bank account number, telephone and fax numbers.

More details about this transaction will be given to you as soon as we
receive your positive response. Note that the particular nature of
your company's business is irrelevant to this transaction. if this
transaction interests you, your urgent response will be appreciated

Please treat with utmost confidentiality.

Await your immediate response

Best Regard,
(Dr.) Michael Hall
Chief Accountant
Federal Ministry of Agriculture (FMA)
Abuja - Nigeria
Tel: +234 09042653443 (Please call me for talks)

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