419 scam: "Office Of The President" Foreign payment notification.

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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 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.
- oftp112@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Office Of The President" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oftp112@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:33:48 +0100
Subject: Foreign payment notification.

Office Of The President,
Aso-Rock Presidential Villa,
Abuja-Nigeria.

Dear Beneficiary,

My name is General Andrew Owoye Azazi (rtd) and I am the National Security Adviser to the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Attention of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been drawn to complaints and petitions from the United States Government, the United States Embassy, numerous foreign payment beneficiaries and contractors about the non-payment of their foreign payments (Inheritance payment, Contract payment and Lottery payment). The President is embarrassed by this disclosure and is very sorry for the inconveniences you might have experienced with the non-payment of your foreign payment.

I have been instructed by the President to direct the Debt Management Office (DMO) to release the sum of US$7.5 Million (Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to you. The Federal Government of Nigeria has entered a debt buyback agreement with the Central Bank and the Local banks to enable you get your payment without delay. Your US$7.5 Million will be released to you directly from the Excess Crude Account of the Federal Government of Nigeria while the bank withholding your foreign payment will refund the Federal Government.

I therefore urge you that you contact me immediately for the immediate release of your payment to you.

Contact me with your:
1. Full names
2. Address
3. Telephone and fax numbers.

Send to my email address: oftp112@yahoo.co.jp

It has also come to our notice that fees, rates and charges for services rendered by the Central Bank of Nigeria and local banks for the release of your payments are duplicitously inflated by desk and scheduled officer to facilitate the release of your foreign payment. Even after the payment of these bogus and ridiculous fees, your foreign payment is not released to you.

A judicial/administrative panel of inquiry has been setup to investigate all these allegations. Members of this panel are The National Security Adviser, the Attorney General of the Federation, the state Security Services (SSS), the Inspector General of the Police, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Minister of Finance. The panel has been mandated to get to the bottom of these allegations. Any local bank or official found wanting, culpable or liable will be dealt with according to the law.

This government is hinged on the rule of law and due process. No responsible government will fold its arms while the reputation and image of the country is tarnished by unscrupulous element.

Yours faithfully,
General Andrew Owoye Azazi (rtd)
National Security Adviser to the President.
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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