419 scam: DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE <debtmanagementoffice575@yahoo.com> VERY URGENT, CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER 234-812-222-5994 IMMEDAITELY YOU RECEIVE TH

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- 2348122225994
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.
- email.debtmanagementoffice57@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- of nigeria telephone -234-812-222-5994 email.debtmanagementoffice57@gmail.com attn: beneficiary re: immediate release of your (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- kayodewilliams47@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE <debtmanagementoffice575@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: debtmanagementoffice57@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:26:51 -0400
Subject: VERY URGENT, CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER 234-812-222-5994 IMMEDAITELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL TO ENABLE ME FOR YOUR INFORMATION TO THE DELEGATES

FROM THE DESK OF:
DR. KAYODE WILLIAMS, CHAIRMAN
DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF NIGERIA
TELEPHONE -234-812-222-5994
EMAIL.debtmanagementoffice57@gmail.com

ATTN: BENEFICIARY

RE: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT SUM VIA CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT

This is to officially inform you that the Federal Government of Nigeria has approved your payment via CERTIFIED

INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT.

The government has taken it upon itself to sanitize all the arrangement towards the release of contract payments

avoiding all cumbersome bureaucratic bottle neck that has been causing prolong delays to the release of contract

payments. Hence the president has therefore mandated this office to release payment to contractors within a

short period of five (5) days from the day of notice.

Based on the information contained in your contract file and records submitted to us from NNPC, CBN, COMMERCIAL

BANKS and IMF your name was in the list of category “A” contractors whose payments have been verified and

approved with the records indicating that your payment has long been over due. To speedy up this arrangement,

the government has delegated two diplomats to deliver this draft to your doorstep in your country. They will

leave Nigeria today and they will arrive your country tomorrow. You are therefore advised to immediately

contact this office via their telephone number: 234-812-222-5994 via E-mail: kayodewilliams47@yahoo.com

respectively for further directives.

You are also advised to reconfirm your confidential address and phone number so that they will communicate you

as soon as they arrived based on the strength of the government present policies passed into law by the National

Assembly to foster the release of all contract payments or inheritance payment, your contract file and other

information of your payment was approved. Hence the approval for the release of your payment by Certified

International Bank Draft, the draft was raised in your name as the beneficiary.

HOWEVER IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH DRAFT PAYMENT, YOU ARE ADVICE TO INFORM US ON YOUR CHOICE OF

PAYMENT.THIS TRANSACTION WILL LAST WITH 48 HOURS.CONGRATULATIONIN ADVANCE.
Yours faithfully,

DR. KAYODE WILLIAMS
CHAIRMAN, DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF THE FEDERATION
TELEPHONE ,234-812-222-5994
EMAIL,debtmanagementoffice57@gmail.com

NOTE: You are advised to call this office as soon as you received this MAIL on this number telephone 234-812-

222-5994 via E-mail:debtmanagementoffice57@gmail.com you are also to reconfirm your confidential address and

phone number so that they can communicate you as soon as the arrive.

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