419 scam: "Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed"<secretary2dfgn@presidency.com> OVER-DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT BY SWIFT TRANSFER

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "charles c. soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mailgw02@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <secretary2dfgn@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:19:06 -0800
Subject: OVER-DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT BY SWIFT TRANSFER

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION

Ref: OHS/FGN/VOL 001/2011 Code: PRES./DIRECT/2011

ATTENTION: CATEGORY 'A' CONTRACTOR

RE: OVER-DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT BY SWIFT TRANSFER

I am Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed, the secretary general to the government, Federal Republic of Nigeria. I have been directed by the President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to bring to your immediate notice and urgent attention that this new Government understands your plight, the huge amount of money you have spent and all the disappointments you have suffered in the past administration to get your contract sum paid to you. Due to what we described as selective payment and incessant demand of excessive fees by some unscrupulous and corrupt erstwhile officials in charge of foreign contract payment in the past administration of CBN under the supervision of Charles C. Soludo.

However, a special meeting was held with some leaders of the World Monetary Institution E.g. World Bank Group, Paris and London Club of Creditors, European Economic Community (E.E.C.) and envoy's of our Correspondence International Bank of Settlement Worldwide affiliated with the American Embassy Nigeria. The purpose of this special meeting was to (i) Rebuild Nigerian Economy (ii) Pay all Foreign Debts. In these regards, the Federal Government has finally approved a certain sum of money from the excess revenue derived from crude oil, which has also been approved by the Upper House of assembly recently to pay all foreign dealt for this first quarter of the year 2011 whose payment have been approved since long ago but never received. In order to show the World, Democratic and Transparent Government by this new Government, and give Foreign dealt 100% assurance that in contact with the below mentioned office, their payments will be released to them within Five (5) working days. The President in conjunction with

Finally, a Signal has been sent to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Payments to commence payment of yours on confirmation of your Certificate of Indemnity. You are however, strongly advised for the interest of your person/firm to contact the Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Payments under this office, Senator Jubril Aminu on his direct Tel: +234 -1-768 - 6138 Email: mailgw02@aim.com for the Immediate payment of your Fund by swift transfer through our International bank here Standard Chartered Bank. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), al local banks or other Government bodies local and abroad has been advised to stop all payments and forward every file to this new office.

The Senate Committee is standby to attend effectively to you as soon as you get in touch with them. Please, you are advised to adhere to his instructions to enable him release your contract/inheritance sum to you at once within the time frame given. Sir, on behalf of this Democratic Government of Nigeria, I apologize for any delay you might have encountered in receiving your money in the past.

Yours Faithfully,

Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed
Secretary General Federal Republic of Nigeria

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