419 scam: "EBELE JONATHAN"<rev.dr.dominicbriggs@aol.com> OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN GCFR

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign payment unit" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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.
- +23413421253 (Nigeria, landline)
- +2348105364458
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.
- drgoodluckjonathan18@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- nigeria aso rock villa abuja direct hot email:drgoodluckjonathan18@gmail.com cablegram: presidency attn: honorable beneficiary (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "EBELE JONATHAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rrev.dr.dominicbriggs@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 15:46:22 +0100
Subject: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN GCFR

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN GCFR

PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ARMED FORCES

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ASO ROCK VILLA ABUJA

DIRECT HOT EMAIL:drgoodluckjonathan18@gmail.com

Cablegram: presidency

ATTN: Honorable Beneficiary

Re-Immediate Payment of US$10.5 Million of Your Inheritance Funds.

This is to inform you that the Presidency has stepped into the payment of your inheritance funds with the Federal Government of Nigeria due to the complain you the beneficiary's make to United Nations and World Bank to sanction Nigeria Government not to have any other business relationship with any country till we settle all our outstanding debts own to you foreign contractor’s.

A meeting was held at the World Bank in Switzerland regards to this sanction from the UN and World Bank for the settlement of this debts own to you contractor’s, I wish to inform you that an ATM MASTER CARD worth of US$10.5Million has been issued in your favor.

You are to come down here in Nigeria for the collection of this ATM MASTER CARD. But alternatively if you can not make the trip here in Nigeria for the collection of this ATM CARD with a genuine reason, you are to bear the cost of US$480.00 (Three Hundred and Sixty Five United States Dollars Only) for the dispatchment fee. You are advice to contact only Chairman Foreign Payment Unit Rev. Dr.Dominic Briggs on this direct Telephone number +234-8105364458 Fax: 234-1-3421253 Email: (rrev.dr.dominicbriggs@aol.com) for the collection of this US$10.500.000.00 ATM CARD. In your response to him, you must send him the following information as listed below.

1. Full name

2. Phone and Fax number

3.Your Office address

Note that your corporation towards this matter will help us a lot in regaining back our position with the World Bank and be advise to stop any further contact with any office that is previously handling your payment they are not in position again to handle your funds in other not to jeopardize your effort of receiving this funds.

DR.GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN

PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA GCFR

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