419 scam: "Rev.(Dr) Davison Harry"<supportmessagealert@gmail.com> Important information From Rev.Davis Harry (get back to me asap).

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (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 american 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)
- "very confidential" (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)
- "lagos" (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 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.
- rev.davisonharry@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.(Dr) Davison Harry" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <postmaster.localhost@emailn.de>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:06:52 -0800
Subject: Important information From Rev.Davis Harry (get back to me asap).

NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLUEM RESOURCES (F.M.P.R)
FLOOR 10, NNPC PLAZA,
NNPC Close, Victoria Island Ikoyi Lagos,
NIGERIA.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Rev. Davis Harry, Chief accounting Officer Federal Ministry of petroleum Resources (MPR) and a member of Tender Board Committee in charge of contract review and payment approvals. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable person to handle a very confidential transaction that involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account, through our Chamber of Commerce,under the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Having gone through your remarkable profile on the Internet. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused. As a matter of fact, I choose to reach you through this medium because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured means of communication. However, this correspondence is unofficial and private, and as such needed to be treated same.
I also guarantee you that this business proposition is hitch free from all what you may think of, and also I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition.

There were series of contracts executed by a consortium Multinational in the Oil industry in favors of Ministry of Petroleum Resources among which were:

1. The extension of pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil, downstream product distribution and subsequent evacuation- US$ 95 Million.
2. Contract for the Turn around Maintenance (TAM) of the various refineries in the country US$ 52Million.
3. The construction of storage tanks for petroleum products (Depots) US$140 Million. The original values of this contract were deliberately over Invoiced to the sum of US $12.5million American Dollars, which has now been approved and is now ready to be transferred. The companies that actually executed these contracts have been fully paid and project officially commissioned.

Consequently, I and my partners are willing to transfer this amount to your account for subsequent disbursement since we are Civil Servants and are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Servant Laws) from opening/operating foreign account in our names. Needless to say, the trust posed on you at this juncture is enormous.

In return, we have agreed to offer you 20% of the transferred sum while 15% shall be set aside for accidental expenses (Internal & External) between the parties in the course of the transfer. We will mandate you to draw up an investment plan for us of which you will control since we cannot bring our shares back to Nigeria. We are very interested in investing in real estate in your country. You must however note that this transaction is subjected to the following terms and conditions:

1. Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence.
2. That you will treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and Confidentiality Because of the circumstances we now find ourselves.
3. That the funds would be transferred to an account over which you have absolute control. Modalities have been worked out at the highest level subject to your satisfaction of the above stated terms. Our assurance is that your role is 100% risk free.

To accord this transaction, the legality it deserves and for mutual Security of the parties involved and the funds, the whole approval procedures will be officially and legally processed with your name or the name of your company you may nominate as the Bona fide beneficiary. Also, be informed that our main reason of contacting you is for the obvious reason that we will want to invest these funds in the real estate. It is our believe that you can be of immense help in this regards.
Kindly expedite action so as to enable us include this transaction into this quarter of payment. Please, contact me as soon as possible on my confidential email address: <rev.davisonharry@gmail.com>.

I awaits you’re soonest response.

Best regards,
Rev Davis Harry
N/B: send your direct cell-phone number where you can be reach.

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