419 scam: "MR. DESMOND AKANOR" <desmondakanor@mail.com> PRODUCT / SERVICE INQUIRY

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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.
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.
- +2348054267446 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- nigerdeltaconsultancyltd@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. DESMOND AKANOR" <desmondakanor@mail.com>
Reply-To: nigerdeltaconsultancyltd@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 09:30:31 -0800
Subject: PRODUCT / SERVICE INQUIRY

Attention Sir/Madam,
We want to purchase your product in large quantity.
We are a premium global sourcing company for the for many upcoming companie=
s, importers and government agencies, we have over 3,000 companies in our n=
etwork, and other small scale business owners are registering with us for f=
oreign importation. we have order to source for quality products and servic=
es to be supplied to the Government Agencies for the 2020/2021 Procurement =
budget.
We request that you send your products service catalog/price list for purch=
ase consideration.
We are committed to accountability, transparency, open and fair competition=
. =

We anticipate your reply to enable us furnish with more details about this =
huge order.
=

Regards
=

Mr. Desmond Akanor,(MD
NIGER DELTA CONSULTANCY LTD.
No. 21, Azikiwe Street, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. =

Tel: +2348054267446
Email: nigerdeltaconsultancyltd@gmail.com

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