419 scam: "OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY"<rmknott@aol.com> OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY

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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:
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- +2341738709 (Nigeria, landline)
- +2347027951808 (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.
- thepresidencynig@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- contract payment tel; 234 1738709 ext 012. email; thepresidencynig@hotmail.com dear inheritance, i am dr goodluck, (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fg.presidencynigeria@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 03:35:12 -0700
Subject: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY

HE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN

CONTRACT PAYMENT

Tel; 234 1738709 Ext 012.

Email; thepresidencynig@hotmail.com

Dear Inheritance,

I am DR Goodluck, the Chairman,Senate Committee And Foreign Payment

and in cognizance with the credit cover of CBN duly adopted by the

Senate Committee on Foreign Payment as requested for a fund movement

cover in your favor. I am compelled to advice you to contact( Mr John

Ken, Chairman Foreign Contract verification & Transfer Committee

(FCVTC) on Telphone number: + 234-7027951808 E-mail:

mrkenjohn@yahoo.com very urgently. In view of several efforts

already made by us to contact you for the following reasons:

My Office desks have just received a sworn affidavit to re-route your

payment into a new bank account number as stated Prudential Bank and

Trust Co Account #: 5068-1117-8. Please, confirm to our department if

you have instructed anyone to appoint an attorney/agent on your

behalf.Please, confirm if you have authorized us through your agents

to issue cash call payment valued at US$10M remittance to them on your

behalf. Please, also confirm if you have authorized your attorney to

change your banking particulars to the following particulars stated

below:

Prudential Bank & Trust Co (Zamora Branch)

Zamora Street, Pandacan, Manilla, Phillipines

Bank FSD Account # 5068-1117-8

of Nabil Bahij Jahas with Bank Tele: 632-564-2095,

Also re-confirm your Contract Number, Contract Amount, Private

Telephone and Fax number, your e-mail address, Office or home address,

so that we can cross-check it with our file records.

We have decided to contact you because we suspected that somebody is

trying to divert your money through the sworn affidavit of means, into

a new different bank account. Already, their associates have requested

us to place a cash call order in their favour on your behalf, but we

discovered that your signature was forged. Therefore, you are hereby

advised to contact ( Mr John Ken), Foreign Contract Verification &

Transfer Committee on this phone: + 234-7027951808 or through this

e-mail: mrkenjohn@yahoo.comregarding the above stated. Please inform

him and acknowledge your acceptance to the above stated, but if not,

please do not hesitate to inform him very urgently, so that he can

stop the diversion of your fund. For security reasons, please contact

him through e-mail to avoid interception.

Best regards.

DR Goodluck ifeoma

Chairman Investigation Department ( NID)

Dr, Mrs victoria Chid

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