419 scam: Andrew Nkurumah <nnnna07@msn.com> Ref: Request for transfer facility?

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Andrew Nkurumah <nnnna07@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 18:25:28 +0000
Subject: Ref: Request for transfer facility?

Ref: Request for transfer facility?

Department of Minerals and Energy
Foreign Contracts Commission
Abuja, Nigeria.

Good Day.

I am, a director with Department Of Minerals and Energy Affairs Abuja Nigeria. I am currently in need of a silent foreign partner whose identity we can use to transfer the sum of $14,500,000,00 (Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. dollars). This money is presently in a domiciliary account and is from an (OVER INVOICED) of Multi Billion Dollars Contract awarded to foreign firms here in Nigeria. If interested, send me an email so I can give you the full details in my possession.

I await your urgent reply.
Yours Faithfully,
Andrew K.N

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