419 scam: "Presidency"<Presidency@.nigeria.gov> DPCU SETTLEMENT NOTICE

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "p4presidency@in.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2348073230393 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Presidency" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <presidency.frn43@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:44:15 -0800
Subject: DPCU SETTLEMENT NOTICE

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PRESIDENCY ON DIPLOMATIC COMPENSATION PROGRAM UNIT
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX,
5th Floor, Abuja Nigeria
Tel: +2348073230393
EMAIL:p4presidency@in.com

FROM THE DESK OF HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN HON. DR. MORGAN IBEKWEORU

Ref: FGN.DCPU/0X-09/2010

ATTN: (UNPAID CONTRACTOR)

Dear Sir,

RE: TRANSFER FOR MUTUAL BENEFITS

I am Dr. Morgan Ibekweoru, Seretary General of Nigeria Chairman, of the Diplomatic Compensation Program Unit (DCPU),
I know you must be surprised at this development but I chose to tell you the truth because of my sincere wish to treat every man,
as I would expect to be treated.

I have gone through your payment file as directed by the Presidency and seen that It will take a long process for your money to
be release due to some irregularities detected In your file, during our investigation, but I have an offer which will at least help
your financial Stand until you receive your over due payment. This offer is an amount from Federal Government left over,
it is a total sum of US$15,000,000.00(fifteen Million United States Dollars), which will be shared between you and I in the ratio of 60% -40%.

This amount is not from your contract payment or next of kin sum or has anything related to your contract sum, Therefore there will be no bureaucracy
or misfortune; rather it is a left over from the amount Used in paying the approved Diplomats and it is directly under my jurisdiction to clear you
And the US$15,000.000.00 paid in your account via our paying bank the Central Bank Of Nigeria. I am offering you this business believing you
shall sincerely keep it to yourself.

The only thing needed for this US$15,000,000.00 to be transferred into your account as Follows:-
1)A Bank account, which is different from what is in your Contract file,
2)Identification of Your person as a diplomat and normalization of the account details.

Please note that if you are willing to make this deal with me, you should contact me Immediately on the above Telephone and
Email furnishing me with your new account so that after the normalization from the federal high court of justice I will instruct
the Central Bank of Nigeria to wire the funds immediately via their affiliate bankers in London.

Yours Truly,

Dr. Morgan Ibekweoru
(Secretary General of Nigeria,Chairman DCPU)

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